What is a Transport Wheelchair?
Transport Wheelchairs are different from regular manual wheelchairs in that they are not designed to be pushed by the person seated in the chair. Rather, they are intended to be pushed by a caregiver, friend or family member of the person seated in the chair.
Transport wheelchairs come in a variety of colors and sizes, and lately even styles. In particular, one manufacturer named Drive Medical has released a product called the “Duet”, which is a transport chair and rollator combined into one item. It has handles that flip down on one side, as well as a reversible backrest and fold-away footrests which enable the user or caregiver to completely convert the device from a full-featured rollator to a full-featured transport wheelchair in as little as 30 seconds. You can read more about the Duet Transport Wheelchair and Rollator at the Transport Wheelchairs Blog.
Back to traditional transport wheelchair, they are often referred to only as transport chairs, and sometimes as travel wheelchairs. Any of these three terms refers to the same basic mobility device.
If you are interested in buying a transport wheelchair, the Probasics model (#9501H) pictured above is available for purchase directly from this site. Just visit our Medical Equipment Products page for more information about price, shipping and other terms.
Guide for Buying Medical Equipment Online:
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Not every company selling medical equipment is the same. Not every brand is the same, nor is every product the same — including those that look extremely similar and have similar-sounding names.
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For example, when it comes to the world of online HME/DME sales (Home, and Durable Medical Equipment, respectively), many online retailers actively manipulate third-party shopping feeds – and thus customers – by offering what on the surface appears to be a competitive price, but then add-in outrageous shipping and handling charges such that once the additional charges are added-in, the seller’s price is equal-to or greater-than that of a majority of other sellers of the same or similar products.
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