Computerized wheelchair lessons sores.
People confined to wheelchairs often develop pressure sores pressure sore
n.
See bedsore. because of poor blood circulation.
A research team led by A. Keith Miller
For other people named Keith Miller, see Keith Miller (disambiguation).
Keith Ross Miller, MBE (28 November 1919-11 October 2004), was a famous Australian Test cricketer and World War II pilot. at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque has designed a specially contoured wheelchair to lessen this problem. The new Generic Total Contact Seat, to be manufactured by Numotech of Sun Valley, Calif., contains fo ur air bladders that inflate inflate - deflate periodically, redistributing the person's weight.
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