Invacare Storm⁴ - Simply the best fit!

June the 22nd, 2009

For the best fit yet, try the Invacare Storm⁴

Invacare is delighted to announce the launch of the new Storm⁴ power chair – a highly configurable and stylish wheelchair designed to satisfy the needs of the most demanding users.
The chairs have been introduced to customers in most of the European countries during fairs and exhibitions the past few months, and a wide majority will start launching the Invacare Storm⁴ in July.

A tradition of success
The first Storm wheelchair was introduced in 1996 and has since become an industry standard, leading the way in the outdoor/indoor segment. By employing the latest technologies and offering the typical Invacare combination of safety and style, the new Storm⁴ continues this tradition of success.

Our motto: “easy-to-deal-with”
Thanks to its modular design, many aspects of the chair can be customised to user needs. The choice of motor can be done according to dominant requirements, be it for outdoor or indoor use.

Services and maintenances are rendered trouble-free thanks to easy access to batteries and electronics. No extra parts are required for adjustments of the seat, and one tool will suffice for most modifications. The new ACS II electronics family has been enlarged and provides a seamless up-and-down gradability for different user needs.

Day-to-day manoeuvres have been made easier for both users and carers as the Storm⁴ features an extra-low seat height of 40 cm for easy access to tables.

All these features support the Storm⁴ motto; ‘Easy-to-deal-with’. 

Show off your sense of style!
The Storm⁴ offers excellent driving features and a range of cushion types, head and arm rests for a truly personalised configuration. Style-conscious users can further customise their chair with a range of coloured shrouds, different fabric coverings for the seat, back and arm rests. The tilt-in-space mechanism adds extra comfort and promotes good decubitus prophylaxis. Strong, bright LED lights not only add a contemporary, aesthetic touch but contribute to driving safety.

Stylish to look at and a pleasure to drive, this latest addition to our power chair range is certainly going down a storm!

Watch the video on Invacare TV here

More information on the product here
Get the Press Release here

A gift for life

May the 11th, 2009

Invacare’s new scooter Comet deals some magic with a young girl in New Zealand

A very shy but clearly overwhelmed girl made her way to the front and took her place behind the wheel. Her name is Sandi and she is nine years old. However, Sandi is sick, she has a brain tumour. But as with any feisty nine year old she wants to hang out with her friends without Mum or Dad having to be there to support her less than steady wee legs.

It is for this reason that Sandi has received Invacare’s new scooter Comet thanks to Invacare and the Variety Club of New Zealand. The Variety Club is a charity that seeks to bring a change in the lives of those who are less fortunate.

With courage and determination, Sandi pulled the lever for the first ride on her new scooter, painted in her favourite colour, British racing green.
“It is people like you who show incredible generosity and love that make the tough time easier to take” Sandi’s mother said in this amazing moment with watery eyes. Sandi’s magic moment was shared by her parents and some friends who were all almost in tears.

Invacare and the Variety Club are proud and glad to show how much people are touched by life’s gifts, and how Invacare’s goal tries to make life easier - to give it some quality. Sandi squeaked a tiny “thank you” in the microphone, and as they were about to take the microphone away from her, she pulled it back and said “very very much”.

Invacare World Team Cup 2009 News!

March the 5th, 2009

Invacare Europe to host Invacare World Team Cup 2009

Invacare Europe, in association with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Tennis Foundation will host the 2009 Invacare World Team Cup, the largest team competition for
wheelchair tennis. The competition will be held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 2, at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, the premium tennis venue in Nottingham and one of the largest of its kind in the country.

About the Invacare World Team Cup 2009 celebrates the Silver Anniversary of the Invacare World Team Cup, making it a unique occasion for all those involved. Often referred to as the Davis and Fed Cups of wheelchair tennis, the Invacare World Team Cup tournament brings the elite wheelchair tennis players together to compete for national pride in one of the world’s premium disability sport team events.  Greater support The Invacare World Team Cup is a key event for Invacare. The flagship event is the perfect representation of the company motto ‘Yes, you can’, promoting both an active and positive lifestyle. Invacare Europe is thrilled to have the honour of offering greater levels of support and more sponsorship opportunities.

 

Invacare World Team Cup 2009 – a platform for the company
This year, more than 30 nations, 200 players and 150 additional guests will take part in the Invacare World Team Cup. However the IWTC isn’t just about tennis, Invacare has an exciting week planned and will be present at the Nottingham Tennis Centre with the Invacare Village. A symposium with well-known guest speakers and experts on the topic “Integration and Sports” will be held on Thursday 30th of July. Invacare is delighted to announce that Mr Martin McElhatton – IWTA President, will be the Chairman. Here the guest will be able to visit an Invacare show room with the newest Invacare, Küschall and Top End products and watch various sports demonstrations throughout the week.

Ambassador Rainer Küschall
The Invacare ambassador will be Mr Rainer Küschall. Rainer became quadriplegic after a swimming accident yet he continued to pursue his passion for sports, going on to win 21 Paralympic medals at 7 Paralympic games. Rainer later founded Küschall AG, a company creating revolutionary, light wheelchairs. Küschall AG is a subsidiary company of Invacare and Rainer will speak at this year’s symposium.

Nottingham: A cosmopolitan city
Nottingham, the regional capital of the East Midlands, is famous around the world for many things - from fine lace to football, from Robin Hood and the Sheriff to household names such as the Boots Company and Raleigh Industries. It is a cosmopolitan city, with a diversity of cultures, and countryside close at hand.

Nottingham Tennis Centre will become the only venue outside the United States to host the
Invacare World Team Cup three times after staging it in 1994 and 1997.

Invacare Tennis Team:
Robin Ammerlaan – World Tennis Player N° 2
Florence Gravellier – World Tennis Player N° 4

Click here to get the Press release

February the 20th, 2009

Jeremy Dier announced Tournament Director....Click here to know more!

Invacare XPO₂ is approved by FAA (USA) for airline travel

February the 5th, 2009

In the USA, the Federal Aviation Administration SFAR No. 106 has been amended to include the Invacare® XPO2™ portable concentrator for use onboard passenger aircraft.

The XPO2 combines the reliability and durability providers want with the clinical performance patients need to stay oxygenated during use.  Now that the XPO2 has been approved by the FAA, Invacare will approach individual airlines for their approvals regarding in-flight use of oxygen systems. 

This new portable concentrator weighs only 2.9 kg and incorporates Sensi-Pulse™ technology, an innovative five-setting pulse dose oxygen delivery system that keeps oxygen patients saturated during all activities of daily living.  It operates from battery, AC or DC power. The two-and-a-half hour battery duration (at setting 2) may be doubled to five hours through the use of an optional supplemental battery that attaches easily to the carrying case. Other features include quiet, simple operation, and a contemporary, non-medical look, all of which are very important to oxygen patients.