Built for people with limited mobility, UpLyft® is the world's first seated self-transfer system of its kind. In two minutes, a person can self-transfer him/herself with UpLyft from a horizontal lying down position in bed into an upright seated position into their wheelchair, and vice versa. The motorized system features patented "finger panels" that wrap around the patient's thighs and torso in both the sitting and supine positions. UpLyft was designed for both in-home and clinical environments, such as healthcare institutions.

UpLyft replaces slings, body boards, and other inferior "lift-to-stand" mechanisms that require nursing assistance and physical force to transfer individuals with mobility challenges.

Consider caregiver injury statistics. The single greatest risk factor for overexertion injuries in healthcare workers is the manual lifting, moving, and repositioning of patients, i.e. manual patient handling.

Here are the facts:

In the U.S., approximately 24 million people need assistance getting in and out of bed on a daily basis.

Caregivers often need to lean over to reach and lift patients. This results in increased force on the spine, raising the risk of disk injury.

Rates of musculoskeletal injuries from exertion in healthcare occupations are among the highest of all U.S. industries.

Over 52 percent of caregivers complain of chronic back pain due to patient lifting.

12 percent of caregivers leave the profession each year due to back injuries.

Direct and indirect costs associated with back injuries in the healthcare industry are estimated at $20 billion annually.

Common advice for avoiding back injuries is to get stronger and improve lifting techniques. Although these techniques may work well at the gym, they are not transferable to caregivers and nurses in the context of performing their duties – especially if a patient's weight drastically surpasses that of their caregiver.

According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the maximum safe force of load on the lumbar spine (lower back) is 764 pounds. That may sound reassuring, but NIOSH also says that the force exerted by one person lifting a patient without using specialized equipment can range from 1424 to 2062 pounds; for two, that range can be from 858 to 1476 pounds.

Mechanical devices are therefore the best way to safely and efficiently perform patient transfer. In addition to the benefits provided to caregivers, there are benefits for patients as well, including increased safety and an improved sense of dignity.

Nurses and other caregivers should not be lifting patients without mechanical assistance, and this is where UpLyft, a revolutionary new transfer device, provides a solution to the difficult, often-painful problem of lifting and moving patients on a regular basis. UpLyft is the first patient transfer system to bypass slings and other inferior lifting mechanisms, providing smooth and discomfort-free transfers between bed and wheelchair.

Built for people with limited mobility, UpLyft® is the world's first seated self-transfer system of its kind. In two minutes, a person can self-transfer him/herself with UpLyft from a horizontal lying down position in bed into an upright seated position into their wheelchair, and vice versa. The motorized system features patented "finger panels" that wrap around the patient's thighs and torso in both the sitting and supine positions. UpLyft was designed for both in-home and clinical environments, such as healthcare institutions.

In a home setting, UpLyft caters to individuals with mobility challenges who suffer from multiple different types of conditions, such as spinal cord injury, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, paraplegia, quadriplegia, paralysis, diabetes, and old age. UpLyft allows these individuals to regain their sense of independence by providing them with the ability to self-transfer between bed and wheelchair. UpLyft also caters to the home caregivers and loved ones of these individuals, by offering the ability to perform 'zero-lifting' assisted transfers in addition to independent transfers.

In healthcare institutions, which include hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation clinics, UpLyft can also be used for 'zero-lifting' assisted transfer by requiring no external physical force from the nurse or caregiver when transferring patients.

Currently, costs associated with back and neck injuries in the healthcare industry amount to approximately $20 billion annually in the United States. Furthermore, over 52% of U.S. healthcare workers complain of chronic back pain that is caused specifically by the manual and physical lifting of patients during transfer. UpLyft can therefore drastically reduce healthcare workers' back and neck injuries caused by patient lifting, which currently lead to costly workers' compensation claims.

UpLyft replaces slings, body boards, and other inferior "lift-to-stand" mechanisms that require nursing assistance and physical force to transfer individuals with mobility challenges.

UpLyft began in 2016 when our Founder, Anton Simson, a mechanical engineer with a penchant for invention, developed the first prototype in his garage. Anton's dear friend's son had recently been in a bicycle accident that tragically resulted in him becoming paraplegic.

After the incident, his wife became his primary caregiver and, after hearing about their hardships, Anton set to work to find a product that could help with his mobility challenges. Upon learning that no adequate technologies existed for assistance getting out of bed, Anton made it his mission to develop a solution. Five years and ten prototypes later, UpLyft has become more than just a product — our ultimate goal is to improve people's lives.

UpLyft empowers individuals with limited mobility, eliminating their need for assistance in getting in and out of bed. In the case of individuals who are not able to operate UpLyft themselves, such as quadriplegics with very limited hand and arm function, caregivers or loved ones can use UpLyft to perform 'zero-lifting' assisted transfers.

UpLyft is safe, smooth, and easy to use for both the caregiver and the patient. It is also much more comfortable for the patient being transferred in comparison to being maneuvered into a cloth sling or on top of a bodyboard, or being physically lifted by another person.

The UpLyft system is a highly innovative product with the potential to positively impact the lives

of people who suffer from mobility challenges, their loved ones, and healthcare workers across the globe. It is designed for use in tight spaces and sterile environments, a design bolstered by the inclusion of high-wear, low-cost plastic bearings at four critical points.