What is an overhead patient lift?

An overhead patient lift is typically a permanent installation in a home, or health care establishment, where a rail is suspended overhead, usually affixed to the ceiling. A motor with a lift attached travels along the rail, transferring the patient. These overhead patient lifts can be built with traverse or curving rails, so that they can travel anywhere in any setting. Special motors may be required for traverse rail systems.

Who are overhead patient lift manufacturers?

Liko lifts is one major manufacturer of overhead patient lifts that are used in health care settings. Their overhead patient lift system consists of a rail system, which includes straight, curved, and traverse rails, and the motor with lift attached. Liko lifts also develops freestanding systems, for situations where permanent installation is not possible or necessary. This type of overhead patient lift can be moved easily from room to room. Guardian is another major manufacturer. They develop the Voyager portable lifter, and the Easytrack system for overhead patient lifts.

Move through the water with a therapeutic overhead patient lift for the spa

Spas are often used as a means of physical therapy. Typical spa lifts only drop the user into the water, but therapeutic methods often require the user to move around. A modified overhead patient lift for spas can help meet this challenge. These type of spa lifts, such as the FreeSpan by Liko lifts, have one support leg installed in the water, and the other leg on the edge. As you can see, an overhead patient lift can fit into almost any situation or need.

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