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ERGONOMICS; A MEDICAL DEFINITION HUMAN ENGINEERING OR HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING An applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that need to be considered in designing things that they use in order that people and things will interact most effectively and safely

Sitting creates skeletal issues

PRIMARY POINTS OF ERGONOMIC SEATING • Stable trochanters (hips) • Neutral pelvic orientation • Lumbar support for spinal alignment • Arm and foot support • Proper seat width and depth

Benefits of the app ergonomic seating • Pressure redistribution Improved posture • through total immersion Improved alignment • and envelopment Reduced fall risk • Pressure ulcer • Elimination of prevention • musculoskeletal • Pressure ulcer healing disorders associated with static load and • Pain management positional stress • Improved comfort and tolerance to sitting

Ergonomic seating using foam media • High-specification • Terms construction – Static load : the forces – Specific IFD (ILD) exuded on the body strategically placed to created by gravity and manage static load and exacerbated by support proper skeletal immobility, poor alignment endurance, and deviations in posture – Select foam shapes and surface design – ILD/IFD : the softness engineered to provide or firmness measure of support, immersion and foam envelopment – Density: the structure rating/quality rating

How the BRODA app works Seat structure: ⁻ Stable base eliminates any potential hammocking ⁻ Immersion posterior seat design conforms to ischial & coccygeal boney pressure points ⁻ Firm anterior with soft rolled edge supports the thigh & eliminates stress on the vascular eliminates stress on the vascular structures behind the knee

How the BRODA app works (Continued) Back structure: ⁻ Lumbar support maintains proper spinal curvature and erect posture ⁻ Elevated side edges aid in centering the torso ⁻ Immersion foam surface conforms to boney pressure points of the spine, sacrum & scapula

How the BRODA app works (Continued) Head Support: ⁻ Independent pillow can be positioned at level of comfort behind the neck curvature for head support ⁻ Elevated side edges aid in centering the head

How the BRODA app works (Continued) Calf and Foot Support: ⁻ Soft immersion foam gently shapes to leg contours, wedge shape allows heel accommodation & off-loading ⁻ Elevated side edges to aid centering of the lower extremities ⁻ No-skid foot surface maintains feet in proper position, resists slipping

How the BRODA app works (Continued) Lateral Wing Support: ⁻ Padded protection for extreme head or limb movements that result in contact with lateral supports

The Broda app cover • Breathable for heat • Avoid direct heat dissipation application • Resistant to fluids and pathogens to prevent core contamination • Easily cleaned by spraying with EPA approved disinfectants and wiping with a sponge or soft cloth

Assembly & application of the Broda app If the seat cover is removed General Application Steps; to facilitate cleaning ⁻ Apply optional lateral supports reassemble for proper prior to placing seating system therapeutic value; ⁻ the base pad must be ⁻ Attach each section of the seating replaced in the interior system from foot to head using the envelope snap or buckle securing straps ⁻ the foam must be oriented ⁻ Position product flaps or securing so the patterned surface is straps around/through the chair in the rear & the rounded webbing as indicated for proper fit edge in in the front ⁻ Refer to picture guides as needed

app Bolster Application

app Foot Piece Application

app Calf Pad Application

app Seat Application

app Back Application

app Headpiece Application

Clinical results of a similar ergonomic seating system Negative behaviors ceased and 100% of pressure ulcers on the • • 4+ hour sitting durations were torso healed; stage I-III tolerated All lower extremity wounds • 100% of the participants improved; stage I-IV • reported improved comfort; pain resolved in multiple participants No new skin injuries occurred • 100% of the participants No falls occurred • • experienced improved body alignment; eye gaze, head/neck Sliding down and leaning • function, chest/abdomen resolved expansion, leg/foot position

Immersion, Envelopment & Alignment Maintains eye gaze • Support head/neck for optimal • swallowing Opens chest & abdomen for improved • breathing Helps prevent pressure points on • coccyx, ischial tuberosity, and heels Improves comfort, wound healing and • pain management Helps prevent migration or sliding out, • leaning & slumping

Clinically effective Product Criteria Optimizes patient comfort • Supports proper body alignment • Does not hammock or bottom out • Provides stable surface and safety elements to deter • falls/entrapment Provides optimal immersion & envelopment; • accommodation to body contours Helps maintain skin integrity, supports wound healing • Low maintenance operation and cleaning • Infection control construction/cover • Affordable •

The BEST Ergonomic Seating option Tilt in space multi-positional chair with contoured immersion surface