Anyone who has sought treatment at a healthcare practitioner's office has likely heard the words, "Hop up on the exam table, please." Many patients can comply relatively effortlessly. For elderly patients or people living with compromised mobility, it can pose a problem.

Luckily, there's a new generation of exam tables making that request a thing of the past. The Brewer 6500 Access High-Low Exam Table was designed to make the transition from mobility devices or from a standing position to the exam table with safety and minimum effort. Its innovative chair-to-table design allows patients to be seated with the same effort it takes to sit in a chair, helping them retain their dignity while reducing or eliminating caregiver strain.

 
On each side are Grab bars which provide support to the patient as he or she sits or stands as well as secure positioning for the exam. The bars swing away from the chair to allow easy access during patient transfer from a mobility device. The back rest can be adjusted to any angle or even extended into a full-length table for exams requiring a prone patient standing up. It supports up to 450 pounds and has a leg extension of 78 inches, making the 6500 suitable for the majority of patients.

In addition to safe and easy patient transfers and positioning, the 6500 was designed with convenience for the practitioner, even though it has the same footprint as a conventional table. A foot switch operates the low-power motors that raise and lower the chair and convert it into a table. The foot switch includes a lock to prevent children who may be in the exam room or an errant step by the practitioner from abruptly activating the table.

Pass-through work surfaces provide a place to put a laptop or notebook sized computer, along with space for charting or organizing supplies for procedures. The surfaces eliminate the need for additional exam room equipment and subsequently save space. Its base provides a generous 5.6 cubic feet of storage which includes a covered paper dispenser and pass-through drawers to allow access to supplies from either side. Optional accessories include pans for treatments and urologic procedures; Welch Allyn light brackets; and articulated knee crutches.

Other functional features include easy-to-clean vinyl upholstery in a choice of eighteen standard or six plush and vinyl colors. The electrical components meet or exceed both US and Canadian standards for industrial and medical codes.

The Brewster 6500 is suitable for use for most patients except for extremely young children. It would make a good addition for any clinical office as well as for any setting where differently abled or elderly patients would receive treatment, making office visits a little more safe, secure and comfortable while keeping everyone's dignity intact. 

Fran Jablway,
Medical Consumer Writer
and
Hulet Smith, OT
Rehabmart Team Leader & CEO