What is Tremor Reducing Feeding device ‘NELSON’?
'NELSON' allows a user to independently scoop food from a plate and bring it to the mouth despite severe coordination disorders or tremors. The user operates a handle to which a spoon is attached. The tremor reducing unit at the bottom of this handle makes sure - through its unique construction - that uncoordinated or atactic motions of the user are leveled out. This results in smoother and qualitatively better motions. The user can now independently pick up food and bring it to his or her mouth. 'NELSON' ‘s dimensions were kept to a minimum. 'NELSON' can be operated by lefthanded and righthanded persons. Plate and spoon are dishwasherproof.
Tremors and uncoordinated movements have an individual nature and different persons show uinique patterns. NELSON is the only tremor reducing feeding aid that can be tuned to these individual characteristics. The unique working principle of the tremor reducing unit makes it possible to adjust the resistance. Adjustments are easily done.
Way of use:
'NELSON' is easy to handle. Eating is done by placing the hand on the handle and use the spoon to scoop food off the plate. The plate has an slightly hollow upright edge. This edge and the form of the spoon make it easier to scoop the food. The plate - though fixed - can be rotated. Rotation is made easy by the special wide edge on the plate. In this way all the food on the plate can be brought near the spoon. By means of high-quality clamps 'NELSON' can quickly and without damage be attached to a table. 'NELSON' can easily be transported because of its limited dimensions.
Persons who benefit from 'NELSON':
This aid is especially designed for persons who are severely disabled in eating independently due to uncoordinated movements or severe tremors. These characteristics are often found in persons suffering from cerebral pareses ('spastic' persons), MS or Parkinson. In daily life partners or other people living with users benefit from feeding devices like 'NELSON'. The disabled person can eat independently again. So everybody can enjoy an undisturbed dinner, socialize and have a pleasant and equal position at the dinner table. Professional staff can now spend ‘quality time’ with their clients due to a reduced workload since their clients are autonomous in feeding themselves. Deployment of mealtime aids usually also leads to greater client satisfaction and better quality of life since daily meals are so important!
Accessories and customization:
'NELSON' can be equipped with different spoons. Custom adjustment is always possible. Accessories for drinking like a cupholder are available.
Characteristics:
- Eating independently - in self-controlled pace
- Unique and effective tremor reducing unit
- Continuously and individually adjustable
- Suited for left-handed and right-handed use
- Transportation easy because of small dimensions
- (length of handle 50,5 cm - length of bottom 62 cm)
- Beautiful and modern design
- Dishwasherproof, turnable plate with upright edge
- High-quality attachment materials
- Several different accessories available
- Solid construction ‘made in Holland’
- Free of maintenance
- Individually customizable
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