M-615 Wheelchair Weigh Beams
After selling wheelchair weighing scales to the community for many years, we realised that there was a gap in the market, and we set about developing the M-615 Wheelchair Scale.
The Initial Idea
We were approached by our long-standing customer, Birmingham Community Healthcare and they requested us to design a portable wheelchair scale that could be used within the community to weigh wheelchair bound patients, whilst still being lightweight and portable.
Market Research
Here at Marsden, we are fortunate to have a large array of customers from all healthcare environments. To find out more about the idea and if there was a need for a device of this nature, we spoke with some of our community-based customers. We presented our existing solution and the concept for the new device. All participants asked concluded that they would use the new device.
Developing A Prototype
In order to visualise the product and ensure that we can gain the approvals for the device, we had to create a prototype. For this, we contacted a product design agency. They came up with the original concept drawings to enable us to go ahead and get our first working prototype. As this was such a complex design with many moving parts, there were many design changes to be tweaked.
The Launch
The M-615 is now in production and is likely to be able to purchase from September onwards. We have a waitlist open for people who would like to pre-order the device. With orders already pending for many community NHS trusts throughout the UK, we know this is going to be a best-seller!
