Elberton, GA (PRWEB)

Rehabmart.com, an online e-commerce company that sells rehabilitation and medical supplies, has joined into a distribution collaboration with the Merry Walker Corporation to offer their Merry Walker® Institutional ambulation device to a more comprehensive consumer marketplace. Headquartered in Mundelein, Illinois, Merry Walker is a certified woman-owned business begun by inventor Mary M. Harroun, MS, LNHA, in 1990. Drawing on her experience working with the elderly as a social worker, activity director and nursing home administrator, she learned that the aging population needed special medical equipment for enhanced mobility. With the wheelchair and basic walker the only choices available at that time, Harroun started work on creating an ambulation device to specifically increase functional mobility for the elderly, and the first Merry Walker® was born.

After further development with a variety of prototypes, the Merry Walker® was redesigned in 1993 to include the patented tubular steel design that makes this device what it is today; durable and tough to stand up to continuous use. This innovative walker/chair combination allows a user who would normally be placed in a wheelchair to enjoy more independent and secured walking mobility. Bottom-weighted to prevent tipping, the Merry Walker® Institutional model offers a weight capacity up to 300 pounds and is ideal for utilization in hospitals, long-term care facilities and other therapy, rehab and medical clinics and institutions. Available in a variety of sizes to fit users from 4.2 feet to 6.6 feet tall, this ingenious mobility device additionally offers a variety of optional trays and special accessories specifically intended for institutional settings.

“We are delighted to introduce more consumers to the industry-changing Merry Walker® Institutional ambulation device from the Merry Walker Corporation,” said Hulet Smith, OTR/L, MBA and CEO of Rehabmart. “With the capability to allow more people to ambulate safely on their own, this unique mobility device encourages independence and a wide range of healthy mental and physical benefits for every user. Tough and durable with its 16 gauge steel construction, this superior quality walker/chair offers the utmost in reliable performance and functionality for years to come, even in the busiest hospital or nursing home. We are very pleased to offer this, and all of the unique ambulation devices from Merry Walker to our customers at Rehabmart.com.”

 About Rehabmart.com:

As an Occupational Therapist, the founder of Rehabmart, Hulet Smith, has the breadth of knowledge and experience necessary to match the needs of his customers with the very latest innovative products in the field of medical supplies and rehabilitation equipment.  As a parent of special needs children, he has a personal interest in finding the best products to improve the lives of those who are disabled and medically challenged. Rehabmart.com is committed to providing superior customer service, competitive pricing and exceptional product offerings.

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