Wheelchairs

2023: Wheelchair released that folds into hand luggage

At the end of September 2023, a unique wheelchair called Revolve Air went on sale. Thanks to a special transformable design, the novelty folds into hand luggage during air travel, and therefore it does not need to be checked into luggage. Read more here.

2020: Roszdravnadzor: cryptographic marking of wheelchair seats will reduce the number of manufacturers

Cryptographic marking of wheelchair seats will reduce the number of manufacturers, so such verification codes should be excluded, according to a letter that the head of Roszdravnadzor Mikhail Murashko wrote a letter to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.

According to Murashko, the letter, the system of unique identification of a medical device (UDI), which is used in world practice, does not imply inspection codes.

Roszdravnadzor opposed the labeling of wheelchair seats

The inclusion of inspection codes in the traceability system can lead to the loss of a significant number of foreign and domestic manufacturers of medical devices on the market , he points out in a letter (RBC leads a fragment of the message).

The press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade  told RBC that it will be possible to make a decision on labeling only after the results of the experiment are analyzed. The department noted that the need to use cryptographic technologies to protect marking codes was established by a government order.

Marking wheelchairs began in 2019. As explained in the Ministry of Labor,  this is necessary to improve the quality of products. The marking code, valid by the beginning of 2020, consists of two parts: the identification code and the verification code. The latter is created using domestic cryptographic technologies. According to the initiators of the project, the marking of wheelchair seats. will make it possible to increase quality of products and level of control over its production and turnover.

Deputy General Director of CRPTRevaz Yusupov says that the exclusion of cryptography "actually means the creation of another separate information system," which, according to him, contradicts the state initiative to unite all systems on a single platform.

According to Mikhail Terentyev, chairman of the All-Russian Society of Disabled People (part of the design and expert group on labeling), the letter from Roszdravnadzor is an attempt to "adjust the labeling system" of wheelchair seats.^[1]

1973: Japan's Suzuki launches motorized wheelchair direction

Main article: Suzuki Motorized Wheelchairs

In search of new business development opportunities, Suzuki drew attention to the growing demand for medical and social equipment. In 1973, the company created a design team to develop products that could improve people's quality of life. After exploring various options, the team decided to focus on creating a motorized wheelchair.

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