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The inventor proudly served his country four years with tours in Viet Nam and Europe. After discharge, he started an apprenticeship as a machine repairman-machinist and worked in the trade for 25 years, until forced to retire on disability from Multiple Sclerosis about 12 years ago.
As conditions worsened to the point that he was quite weak and used a wheeled walker, he foresaw the future and lowered his shop equipment to a height where he could work from a chair without standing. He’s worked on his “Bridge” fixture, as a busy project, to reach the present design. Starting with the thought that the disabled, particularly those having a general weakness or control problem in the upper body would use the fixture, the idea was to provide a steady stand for the user while incorporating a forearm support that will help ease back and shoulder pain and strain.
The initial design was to be used at a portable desk. Since then, design changes have been made reflecting user feed back changing the “Bridge” to a truly universal design being used by many and not limited to the disabled. A meeting with the directors of Occupational Therapy and of Rehabilitation Technology at the Cleveland Clinic concluded with the thought that the device would be a valuable aid to users desiring a more user friendly locator at their chosen workspace.
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