CAPS II Seating System

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The CAPS II Seating System has set the standard in special seating for many years. It is the only seating system whose design is a direct result of research into postural management. It has been specifically designed to meet demanding postural requirements, whilst being very adjustable, adaptable and easy to use. It has been developed to fit into over fifty different wheelchairs.

• Sacral support works with the carefully designed kneeblock to maintain the pelvic psoition
• Highlyadjustable thoracic and pelvic lateral supports help to provide trunk symmetry
• The strong integral framework provides reliability and durability
• Seat depth adjustment allows growth in the seating system to provide a perfect fit
• The flexibility of the design enables the most challenging clinical requirements to be met
• A stable sitting base and ramped cushion support the femora in a horizontal position.

The CAPS II seat encourages a normal sequence of motor development by providing the opportunity to experience a symmetrical balanced sitting posture. This, in turn, will lead onto the development of the ability to move the upper body forwards and backwards. This is the first stage in the development of sitting ability.

The seat provides postural security for people with low physical ability by helping them achieve a balanced posture (with pelvis and shoulder control). This security enables head and arm movement without loss of sitting balance.

It offers the therapist and rehabilitation engineer the opportunity to help their clients actually improve their overall postural ability, whilst providing a highly functional sitting position for the user.

The effect of this type of postural management can often be seen after only two weeks, when the seat may require adjustment to shorten the seat length as the user more easily adopts the balanced 'upright' position.

The built-in adjustment not only allows one to achieve a correct sitting position, but it also allows the seat to grow with the individual.

• Sitting in Support