Manual Wheelchairs

Manual wheelchairs and folding wheelchairs come in a variety of brands and styles. Blank Medical Equipment has been providing medical equipment and service for years and would be glad to help you select a new or used manual wheelchair that will suit your needs. To get more information, feel free to contact us.

Inventory

Medi-Gear Innovations is a distrubutor of many popular brands including:

  • Merits Health

  • Pride Mobility

  • Invacare

  • Drive Medical

  • Tuff Care

Medi-Gear Innovations offers manual and transport wheelchairs for sale and rental.

We carry a wide assortment, but in the event we don’t have what you need, we will gladly order.

Types of Manual Wheelchairs

There are many different models of manual wheelchairs, but mainly it comes down to 2 types.

Standard Manual Wheelchair

Standard manual wheelchairs have 2 small wheels in the front and two large wheels in the rear that allow for the option to self propel. The person who can also be rolled along. They are also be rolled along. They are usually 45lbs, in weight, and come in different sized in order to meet the patient’s weight capacity. The standard size is 18” wide with a weight capacity of 250lbs. Manual Wheelchairs come with standard foot rest but leg elevation may also be purchased. There are sometimes needed when the patient is required to maintain their leg or legs elevated.

Transport Manual Wheelchairs

Transport Wheelchairs have 2 small wheels on the front and 2 small wheels in the back. These wheelchairs are less cumbersome and are typically used to transport a patient. They weigh only 19lbs which makes it easy to transport in and out of your car. The patient would not be able to self propel when using a transport chair. Transport chairs come in a variety of sizes but the standard size is 18"wide with a weigh capacity of 250lbs.Elevating Leg Rest are also available for Transport Chairs

Keep in mind that there are variations in colors, wheel size and weight. In many cases you can special order a lighter wheelchair or transport chair. We also carry larger chairs for patients exceeded 250lbs.

Featured Wheelchair:

MP101 by Merits Health

  • Padded Nylon Upholstery

  • Padded Removable Desk Arms

  • Elevating Leg Rests with Padded Calf Rests Optional

  • Aluminum Swing Away Foot Rests

  • Limited Lifetime Warranty on Frame

  • Mag wheels

  • Max Capacity 250 lbs.

  • 16″ (narrow) or 18″ (standard) seat widths

  • High Strength Lightweight Frame with Limited Lifetime Warranty

  • Padded Flame Retardant Nylon Upholstery

  • Dual Axle Positioning

  • 16″ or 18 ” seat widths