The Oxford Midi: Addressing Patient Transfer Challenges Head-On

For anyone in the healthcare field, patient comfort and safety are paramount. The Oxford Midi is a beacon of excellence in this field, offering a solution that tackles the many challenges of patient transfers. Let’s look into how the Oxford Midi is leading the narrative in patient handling.

Navigating Patient Transfer Challenges

Patient transfers may appear trivial matters at times but can be fraught with many challenges and concerns. From ensuring patient safety to limiting physical strain on the caregiver, there is a clear demand for equipment that is holistic in its approach.

Why the Oxford Midi is the Gold Standard

The Oxford Midi is synonymous with patient handling, leading the field in home and post-acute care environments for decades, whilst continuously evolving to meet modern care demands.

• Eliminating Fear of Falls:
  With its ergonomic design and host of safety features, the Oxford Midi reduces the risk of patient falls and injuries otherwise caused by manual lifting, a major concern during patient transfers.
• Tackling Physical Strain:
  Caregivers are often under immense physical strain during moving and handling activity. The Oxford Midi’s ergonomic design and simplicity in use, helps ensure efficiency and minimal exertion.
• Simplifying Complex Transfers:
  Whether it’s moving a patient from the floor to a bed or from a chair to toilet/commode, the Oxford Midi’s versatility eases the burden of some of the most challenging tasks.

Features that Make a Difference

Beyond its basic functionality, several features make the Oxford Midi stand out.

• Optional Spreader Bar Sizes:
  A choice of three sizes can help accommodate a wider range of patient sizes and provide more personalised sling application and comfort during use.
• Smart Monitor Control System:
  Lift cycle counter, overload prevention and service reminder, alongside battery level indicator and on board lift controls help ensure your lift remains in tip-top condition for longer.
• Space-Efficient:
  Its compact footprint prioritises space efficiency, making it ideal for a range of environments from care and nursing facilities to home care settings.

FAQs: What Prospective Buyers Want to Know

What is the overall floor footprint of the Oxford Midi?
A very compact 122.5cm x 60cm – ideal when space comes at a premium.

Does the Oxford Midi have a lift counter?
Yes, the Midi, like other Oxford floor hoists, has a lift cycle counter with onboard readout. Unlike other systems on the market, Oxford’s method of counting a lift cycle is a full up and down movement of the spreader bar at maximum safe working load. Alternative products often count a lift cycle as a specified range of spreader bar travel at a nominal safe working load, essentially meaning they count more lift cycles for what is an equivalent amount of work completed by each actuator. This ensures Oxford lifts benefit from reduced ownership costs, particularly when considering costly actuator replacement schedules based on lift cycles completed.

What is the maximum safe working load of the Oxford Midi lift?
For such a compact lift, the Midi offers an impressive safe working load rating of 180kg / 397lbs / 28st.

Conclusion