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Product type Link and details Personal notes from users
     
Medical Applied Medical
Innomed Inc manufacture the Nasal Aire. An unobtrusive device for attaching to vents.
Mallinckrodt
Mallinckrodt Portable monitors. (See a personal comparison.)
The Med Supply Guide An independent guide for comparing medical supply goods.

 
Ventilators
Accessories
Breathing assistance
Respironics: Maker of the BiPAP ventilators..
Resmed: Australian maker of VPAP ventilators.
Pulmonetics: Manufacturer of the LTV950 and 1000.
B&D Electromedical: Makers of Nippy ventilators.
Puritan Bennett Manufacture the GoodKnight range of CPAP and Bi-level ventilators.
Vent World Everything you need to know about ventilators and mechanical ventilation.
Sleep Net Corporation Nasal masks to fit all Positive Airway Pressure machines.
The CPAP Man: Buy Respironics goods online. USA company.
The CPAP Shop USA company.
CPAP Plus online store for CPAP goods. USA company.
EU-PAP.co.uk/ Compare the different types and designs of CPAP machines and their accessories.
The CoughAssist machine.
The Vest The Vest Airway Clearance System.
Theratogs Body support to fight scoliosis

 
Masks & head straps




Innomed Inc manufacture the Nasal Aire. An unobtrusive device for attaching to vents.
CPAP Pro An alternative to the face mask system.
Sleep Net Corporation Nasal masks to fit all Positive Airway Pressure machines.
Apnea Therapy Website for buying chin straps to fit masks
2Care4 Medical Ltd (Canada)

 
Monitors
Mallinckrodt.com: Portable monitors. (See a personal comparison)

 
Suction machines Medela suction machine.
Laerdal Medical
Laerdal around the world

It's quite good and by no means noisy.
I also have used the Laerdal briefcase model many years.
- Joni
Trache info
Passy-Muir Inc. Passy Muir valve.

 
Foods, nutrition,
and vitamins


www.childlife.net Vitamin C
Abbott Store Internet supplier for Pediasure/Ensure etc.
Abbott Limited UK Manufacturer of Pediasure foods. Telephone: +44 (0)1628 773 355
Thermomix Recommended food processor for those using g-tubes. (UK website)
Flocare Infinity feeding pump.

We use the flocare infinity pump. (I think they come under various names the one we have comes from nutricia). They are good because they are very small and easy to carry around. - Darren

   
Communications
& Oral exercise
Ace-Centre UK website for VoicePal Max.
Alpha Smart The Alpha Smart 3000. A laptop which aides taking notes at school by cutting down on keystrokes.
Compatible with PC's and Macs.
DynaVox free download files available from UK retailer!
Prentke Romich Company Communication equipment.
http://www.technability.com.au/products_comm.asp
Eye Response Technologies As used by Marie Rhodes, USA. Marie's mother says she learned very quickly.
Myo-munchie The myo-munchie is like a mouth guard. It is used to strengthen the muscles for eating and talking.

Philip Bonvino uses a Dynavox 3100 with a micro light touch switch from Tash. They have a great line and a wide variety of switches.
Books Hanley and Belfus.com Title: Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation by John R. Bach, MD.
This book describes the use of inspiratory and expiratory muscle aids....

Recommended
Bikes, trikes, standers and therapy equipment Adaptive Mall.com All kinds of equipment. Trikes and toys.
Access To Recreation A retailer who sell just about anything a disabled person could need or want.
AmTrykes: Non-profit organisation providing trykes for disabled kids.
Cycletote.com: Bike trailers for carrying kids.
Daves Bikes: A good source for bikes, trikes and tandems.
Freedom Concepts: Adapted kids bikes.
Pediatric Physical Therapy Products
Preferred Healthcare Online Scooters, bikes.
Rifton Products USA: chairs, standers, tricycles, gait trainers.
Easy Walking "Up and Go". From sitting to standing, to walking.
Rock n Roll Cycles: Excellent web for adapted bikes and trikes.
Theraplay UK
Tumbleforms.com Various types of equipment. Standers, chairs, therapy rolls, development equipment etc.
http://www.triaid.com/tricycles.html
MOTOmed Viva Canadian website. Exercise pedals that you can use while sitting in a chair.
Sammons Preston Therapy equipment.

 
Toys Achievement Products for Children
Abilitations
Southpaw Enterprises
Lakeshore
One Step Ahead

I requested catalogs from each of these companies because I like to flip through them all the time to get ideas, and a lot of the time I can find similar things at discount stores or make them myself at a fraction of the price.
Beds

Car seats
www.hertzsupply.com

Mini Carro A car seat with good support.
We used a Mini Carro which was recommended by the OT in the hospital and followed up by OT in Enable Ireland. However, we were dealing with a trachy and BiPAP at the time and found for front support was in the way of the tubing. There was also different supports which could be changed and/or removed.
- Ciara
Wheelchairs

Access To Recreation A retailer who sell just about anything a disabled person could need or want.
Adaptive Mall.com All kinds of equipment and toys. Car seats, bathing equipment, strollers, swings!
Spanish supplier of Convaid products: ortoprono@ortoprono.com
PermobilUSA Electric wheelchairs.
Permobil
Preferred Healthcare Online Chairs, scooters, bikes, beds, walkers etc.
Quest88: UK manufacturer of special equipment.
Sunrise Medical
Wheelcare Inc. Lightweight scooters.

 
Standing & walking aids Access To Recreation A retailer who sell just about anything a disabled person could need or want.
Adaptive Mall.com All kinds of equipment. Walkers, standers, gait trainers.
Rifton.co.uk The goal of Rifton Equipment is to provide quality walkers, standers, chairs, tricycles, bath chairs and toileting systems that can be adjusted to meet the needs of as many as possible. Adaptive equipment which helps normal positioning can open a whole new world for children and adults with disabilities......Rene LeBlanc for Rifton Equipment.
Sure Step Ankle and foot braces for young children.
Cascade Dafo's Children's orthotics.
Hatchbacks shoes to wear with Cascade Dafo's:: customer service 1-800-726-5432
KeepingPace shoes to wear with Cascade Dafo's: customer service 1-800-526-0020
Markell shoes to wear with Cascade Dafo's: customer service 914-963-2258
Wright & Filippis (Michigan) 1-800-482-0222

 
Miscellaneous Access To Recreation A retailer who sell just about anything a disabled person could need or want.
Adaptive Mall.com All kinds of equipment and toys.
Assisted technology: Assistive technology for kids.
Preferred Healthcare Online Chairs, scooters, bikes, beds, walkers etc.
Thermomix Recommended food processor for those using g-tubes. (UK website)
Toy lending Toy lending library in Winnipeg.
SOS Talisman A capsule to hold your vital medical info for emergency staff to use.
SOS Talisman As above, but Scottish retailer.

Thermomix recommended by several people.




I've worn a Talisman since the 1970's! DMcDougall

Vehicles & adaptions

Bruno - www.Bruno.com
Discount Ramps - www.discountramps.com 1-888-651-3431
Rollx Vans Supplier of adapted minivans etc.
www.scooter-carrier.com Oklahoma (918) 256-6084
USA Metal Works - www.usametalworks.com 1-800-831-3550 (custom made)
www.worldslowestprice.com 1-800-727-1954
Liberty Motor Co. Ontario, Canada

UK company Brig Ayd can supply a powered boot hoist for lifting wheelchairs in/out.
Urban Conversions, Staffordshire, England.....01782 661 450. For new, used and hire of wheelchair accessible vehicles
Jubilee Automotive Group, West Midlands, England.....0121 502 2252
H.W.Pickrell, Essex, England.....01268 521 033. For new and used accessible transport.
I just recently purchased my new vehicle lift from USA Metal Works. They custom made it to my specifications. It's a small company and they are really great about working with you over the phone to get what you need. Anyway, I hope these help. - Mechelle


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