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Jim Thorpe Named iBOT® Evaluation Center
IBOT: The Wheelchair of the Future
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September 4, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY - Since its introduction to the general public in 2003, the INDEPENDENCE® iBOT® Mobility System has created greater awareness of the importance of providing equal accessibility to every person with a disability.
The Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Hospital at INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center recently signed an agreement with Independence Technology, a Johnson & Johnson company, to become one of the exclusive iBOT® Evaluation Centers in the country. This agreement will enable INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe to now perform assessments on the iBOT® 4000 Mobility System on people with disabilities throughout Oklahoma and the region.
"For years, INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Hospital has continued to incorporate research, innovative programs and treatment therapies to give our patients the best potential for successful recoveries. Continuing our commitment to our patients' success means striving to lead the way with innovative technologies and products. The iBOT 4000 Mobility System is revolutionary in providing greater independence for individuals with spinal cord injury or disease, MS, MD and CP,” says Al Moorad, M.D., Medical Director, IJTRH. “As the only facility in Oklahoma offering this product through a partnership with Independence Technology, INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe furthers its commitment to providing the most challenging healing."
The iBOT® 4000 Mobility System, which is the next generation of the iBOT® Mobility System, is a patented gyro-balanced personal mobility system that provides new levels of freedom and accessibility for people with disabilities. The iBOT® offers a combination of five unique functions, including: Balance, Stair, 4-Wheel, Standard and Remote. These functions allow users to: go up and down a flight of stairs with or without assistance; reach high objects and provide mobility at an elevated eye-to-eye level; lower themselves to sit comfortably under a desk; or travel over a variety of uneven terrain, such as sand, gravel, or grass.
“The iBOT® Mobility System has empowered users all over the nation to go where they want to go, helping satisfy the natural human desire for mobility and freedom,” said Ola Abou-Sabe, Vice President of Marketing at Independence Technology. “We are pleased that INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe has decided to become one of the exclusive iBOT® Evaluation Centers in the country as we believe that this mobility system changes the way people with disabilities view the world and the way the world views them.”
It is estimated that approximately two million Americans use a wheelchair or scooter type of mobility aid. To learn more about the iBOT® 4000 Mobility System visit www.ibotnow.com.
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