Intelligent Wheelchair Steering
Towards Independent Mobility & a Better Quality of Life
for people with
Cerebral Palsy, MS, ALS, Tetraplegia
Empowering freedom with revolutionary steering
Our users experience a therapeutic effect already during the initial assessment. This therapeutic effect is multi faceted.
Some of these effects become apparent during the initial assessment phase, whilst others become clearer during the longer-term use of the CoMoveIT Smart.
Healthcare professionals appreciate this characteristic the most. The positive effect on your patient’s posture, mental well-being, pathological tone and independence might prove to be revolutionary.
The automatic adaptation to the user, the auto-calibration, the intuitive driving, they are all elements of CoMoveIT Smart, that make controlling a wheelchair an easy task. Since the best configuration is determined based on the abilities of the user, the user doesn’t have to think about how to control the wheelchair.
Healthcare professionals appreciate this characteristic a lot. The short learning curve assures that the time invested in learning to drive is limited while the results are revolutionary for the person involved!
The client's increased independence results in a reduced need for support from the medical team and caregivers overall.
The CoMoveIT Smart is an intelligent steering system that is mounted on a powered wheelchair. It can be used in different configurations. As a headset only it functions with three pads. A back pad, a left pad and right pad. You control the wheelchair by just pushing your head against one of these pads.
For people who have some foot ability, one, or two foot pads can be installed.
Each head or foot pad can be designated with the function to drive, steer or access the menu.
As a healthcare professional, you understand that head control is a basal function, and often preferred over hand function for people with complex movement disorders in general and cerebral palsy in particular.
You are involved in determining the correct configuration that best fits the abilities of the patient and grasp the necessity of a solution that can control pathological tone.
The CoMoveIT Smart is a unique steering system that adapts the wheelchair control to the user. The system keeps track of the way it is being used by the driver and automatically adapts the control to the driver. Even with high tension, very low power or interrupted pressure, the system will transfer the correct signals to the wheelchair to allow for a smooth driver control.
For healthcare professionals like yourself, this means that you don’t have to worry about adjustments, long learning curves and the like. This system learns from its user not the other way around.
CoMoveIT Smart’s automatic adaption quickly results in an intuitive way of driving that brings maximum comfort to the user. No need to worry about what force to use or to think about the method to steer.
Healthcare professionals acknowledge this intuitive way of driving as a real breakthrough. Many patients that were unable to drive before now find the possibility to drive independently!
As our development is based on research, the underpinning of the solution is present and as good as all submitted requests for reimbursements are approved. For many of our users there is no other clinically sound system to be used.
As healthcare professional, you take a full-body approach and determine the best solution for your patient. Your arguments are crucial in the reimbursement process, should your patient need a CoMoveIT Smart. For more information about pricing, go to ‘Where to get?’
CoMoveIT Smart is connected to a wheelchair control system (e.g. OMNI2) that easily allows to interface with assistive technology, different peripherals, computer, laptop or gaming equipment
In our FAQ section you can find a lot more technical details about how this can be set up.
For Healthcare professionals, the entire well-being of the patients is important, not only mobility, but communication and leisure are very important as well.
At every start and re-start, the system reverts to a baseline and automatically calibrates. A few seconds later the automatic adaptation takes over for further use.
As healthcare professionals, you will welcome that mechanical adjustments and maintenance, required daily on other systems, are eliminated.
Evidence-based top-notch technology
At Belgian university KU Leuven, a thorough research project resulted in scientific insights in both technical as well as clinical aspects that determined the solution that CoMoveIT Smart is today. We have summarized these insights in a white paper. To receive a copy, contact us here.
As a healthcare professional, you will appreciate the scientific underpinning of a solution, especially on the clinical side. Using special sensors that allow low force, and an adaptive real-time algorithm within head(-foot) configurations leads to relaxed driving with therapeutic effects. It is all about applying the right technology to address a pathology in a clinically sound manner.
The installation of CoMoveIT Smart is a relatively easy task. The headset is mounted on the seat, or the frame and foot plates are attached with strong Velcro on top of the footrest. After programming the wheelchair control, the chair is ready to drive. Further fitting is done without tools or software, simply plug and drive.
As a healthcare professional, sometimes you want to optimize the positioning for the patient. This can be done without tools and besides some regular cleaning with a tissue, there is no maintenance to be done to the system. Plug-and-drive!
CoMoveIT Smart is technically compatible with almost all wheelchairs, with several signed compatibility certificates in place. More information about compatibility can be found here.
If your patient prefers a certain wheelchair brand or if you identify the need for a specific functionality, CoMoveIT can help you to fulfill those requirements. If you have any specific questions, please reach out to us here.
To a large extent, the innovation of CoMoveIT lies in the use of specific high-tech pressure sensors and the smart software algorithms that process these signals. More technical details can be found in the FAQ section.
Healthcare professionals don’t have to worry about all technical complexity that is hidden behind a simple, easy to use and effective application.
CoMoveIT Smart functions can be broadened with extra buddy buttons, for instance when there is no foot ability, an extra buddy button might be required. Or, to switch to a speech computer, for gaming or other assistive technology, an extra button can be desired.
Healthcare professionals want the flexibility to offer patients more functions, if this is desired or possible. A lot more about potential interfaces for assistive technology can be found in the FAQ section.
CoMoveIT Smart itself doesn’t need programming or custom settings, not even at installation. The included pre-programmed software works automatically, and the auto-adapting part assures the system works as if it is customized.
No need to learn new software, no need to even call for service to reprogram the steering for whatever reason.
As a healthcare professional you can 100% concentrate on the therapy of your patient.
CoMoveIT works in full compliance with all required regulation. Additionally, our products are built according to the ISO13485 standard.
As a professional, you obviously want to work with professional partners and compliant products.
An evidence-based solution that improves quality of life of your patients.
Use your precious time for valuable therapy thanks to a short learning curve.
Bring an innovative steering system in your offering for those with complex movement disorders.
Discover how you can test, install and deliver to a user group that is currently underserved.
News - Nieuws - Nouvelles - Aktuelles
CoMoveIT wins Best Innovative Product Award 2023
(EN) - Awards - 23/11/2023
Patient-driven mobility solutions for people with complex movement disorders
(EN) - Biovox - 25/04/2023
CoMoveIT present at the FOCUS CP rehaKIND-Kongress on February, 1-4, 2023 at the Messe in Dortmund
(DE) - Events - 03/01/2023
CoMoveIT in the spotlights at 50th anniversary of Leuven Research and Development.
(EN) - Company - 14/11/2022
CoMoveIT selected as one of the Top 30 most innovative companies in Flanders
(EN) - Company- 26/10/2022
VLAIO - CoMoveIT internationaliseert hoogtechnologische rolstoelbesturing
(NL) - Company- 30/06/2022
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