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2. Medline Industries - Wikipedia

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   Medline Industries, LP is an American private healthcare company headquartered in Northfield, Illinois. In June, 2021 it was acquired by a consortium of private equity firms Blackstone , Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman valuing the company at $34 billion in one of the largest leveraged buyouts of all time.

3. Litter (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   Litter (vehicle) A Turkish sedan chair (tahtırevan), 1893. The Japanese Princess Mune's 18th-century palanquin (norimono), with an arabesque design in maki-e lacquer. A late-18th-century English sedan chair at Eaton Hall. The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of people.

4. Wheelchair - Wikipedia

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   Wheelchair. A man with a disability sitting in a wheelchair. A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using 2 or more wheels, a footrest, and an armrest usually cushioned. It is used when walking is difficult or impossible to do due to illnesses, injury, disabilities, or age-related health conditions. Wheelchairs provide mobility, postural ...

5. Motorized wheelchair - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. A motorized wheelchair, powerchair, electric wheelchair or electric-powered wheelchair (EPW) is a wheelchair that is propelled by means of an electric motor (usually using differential steering) rather than manual power. Motorized wheelchairs are useful for those unable to propel a manual wheelchair or who may need to use a wheelchair ...

6. Mobility aid - Wikipedia

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   A mobility aid is a device that helps individuals with mobility impairments to walk or improve their overall mobility. [1]These aids range from walking aids, which assist those with limited walking capabilities, to wheelchairs and mobility scooters, which are used for severe disabilities or longer distances that would typically be covered on foot.

7. Wheelchair accessible van - Wikipedia

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   An ADA compliant accessible van must meet certain requirements such as; a door height opening of 56" or greater, a ramp width of at least 30" in width, with ramp edges 2" high, and finally a ramp angle of a 6:1 ratio or rise. A rear entry converted minivan is widely used by NEMT or Non-Emergency Medical Transportation providers as the rear ...