Medline EquaGel Adjustable Cushion Features
- Maintenance free with no pump to maintain, repair or replace
- Innovative, clever and effective design provides moderate pressure redistribution
- Allows air flow through the cushion, thus providing moisture management
- Bottom stabilizing cells provide extra support and comfort
- EquaGel cushion ensures stability and coccyx relief by precision contour
- Prevents the user from sliding forward
- Reduces peak pressure by up to 41% as compared to the standard foam cushions
- Versatile as it can be used on a regular chair, wheelchair, uncovered in the shower or other wet areas
- Weight and slight stickiness of the gel allows it to stay in place on the commode seat without adhesives
- Open column design assures that the water can drain while using in the shower
- Whenever using it in wet areas, allow adequate drying time in the shade to prevent it from becoming moldy
- Medline EquaGel Adjustable Cushion has pocket for adding inserts
- Synthetic and latex free
Column Buckling Effect:
- Key to pressure redistribution qualities of EquaGel cushion is the column buckling effect
- When a certain amount of pressure is applied from the top to a column:
- it collapses
- user weight shares across the adjacent columns
- user sinks into the cushion
- Elastic quality of the gel helps the columns to reform to their proper shape
- This provides an upward force and prevents bottoming out
Sacral/Ischial Well:
- Medline Equagel Adjustable Cushion has been moulded to incorporate a well at its rear
- Assists redistributing pressure from high risk areas to thighs and larger trochanters
- Also assists with positioning and maintaining posture, preventing the user from sliding forward
Equagel Cushion Cover:
- Outer fabric is soft and features all-way-stretch property
- Inside top of the cover has a course-weave cotton lining
- Non-skid bottom cover keeps the gel cushion in place
- Minimizes shear and friction
- Allows for optimal immersion
- Easy to clean
