Rise and Recline with Airelite

With more people than ever before being cared for at home the need for products to make life easier and more comfortable, for both the user and the carer, has never been greater. Correctly proportioned rise and recline chairs provide many well-established benefits for people with limited mobility, particularly the elderly, but prevention of Pressure Sores has always been a secondary consideration at best.

Electrically adjustable chairs not only provide assistance in movement and supreme comfort, but also form the basis of effective Pressure Sore prevention. The Airelite System has been developed to combine the latest technology in pressure relief with made to measure, comfortable and attractive Rise and Recline Chairs, all at an affordable price.

The Airelite System

At the heart of the Airelite Range is the integrated cushion and leg rest system, comprising a modular construction of Reflex and Vasco Memory Foams, over a choice of three different Air Flotation Systems.

The Airelite Chairs Range is available in a choice of styles, each in a variety of seat heights, widths and depths, with single, dual, three or four motor systems, all upholstered in a range of flame retardant dralons or vinyls.

All chair styles feature a three section Silicore fibre backrest, with each section individually adjustable to suit the user. This feature provides exceptional comfort and excellent pressure distribution properties.

Why Combine the Airelite System with a Recliner?

Pressure is calculated by dividing the weight of the body bearing downwards by the area over which that weight is distributed, so the area of support of a person when in a reclined position is more than double the area of that when seated, therefore the pressures are more than halved, assuming equal distribution.

These pressure maps demonstrate the difference between a standard good quality chair and the Airelite Deluxe pressure system. Maximum pressures are reduced from 150mmHg to 50mmHg.

A further advantage of an electric recliner in pressure care is that the points of maximum pressure can be re-positioned by altering the angle of recline. This is especially so with the Skipton, Grassington and Ingleborough recliners, which feature a fixed angle between seat and back, known as Tilt-in-Space.

The Tilt-in-Space design of these chairs reduces shear forces, which can be created whilst adjusting the angle of the back on other recliners. This is of particular importance if the user cannot re-position themself and assistance is not always available.

Memory Foams

The temperature sensitive visco-elastic foams used in the Airelite range were first developed by NASA for the Space Program. Body heat and weight softens the foam and allows it to mould to the contours of the body, distributing pressure over the widest possible area. The latest foams of this type are called Vasco and are made in the UK by Vitafoam.

A composite of Vasco foams is used throughout the Airelite System, covered with a two-way stretch, vapour-permeable, waterproof material, with a layer of fibre sandwiched between. This construction helps the skin to remain cool and dry, prevents hammocking, minimizes shear forces and, in conjunction with the air flotation core of the cushion, provides maximum pressure distribution.

Air Floatation

The Airelite System is available in three different forms; Standard, Deluxe and Alternating.

The Airelite Standard air flotation system is supplied with a fixed pressure air core, pre-inflated to cater for the average person.

The Airelite Deluxe system has an adjustable pressure core, achieved by means of a simple hand operated pump with combined pressure gauge, allowing the cushion to be easily adjusted to provide maximum benefit to any user.

The Airelite Alternating system incorporates ten 50mm air cells, inflating and then deflating sequentially, from a variable pressure, mains operated pump, forming the core of the ultimate system for those at very high risk of developing Pressure Sores.