SmartCells Cushioned Floors

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How SmartCells Mats are different than traditional foam mats

“We really enjoy the product. It is easy to roll wheel chairs on them, making transfers easier. The aids and rehab staff really like them. Because they are more stable, they don't slide away when a fall occurs; we have more non-injuries.”
-Sara Eastburn, Executive
Director

“We love them! We have had no injuries at all on any of the mats. They are absolutely wonderful.”
-Janette Buchanan, Director of Nursing

A New Generation of Cushioned Flooring

SmartCells Fall Protection Products:

All products feature the SmartCells “dual-stiffness” technology, that remains highly responsive and stable for standing, walking, wheeling, transferring, etc., and will not cause loss of balance, but also provides cushioning as its cellular structures collapse when compressed.

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1) Individual
Fall Protection Mats

ideal for bedside fall protection

2) "Build-Your-Own"
Fall Protection Floor

for shower rooms

3) Custom
Fall Protection Flooring

total coverage

SmartCells Advantages:

Absorbs impact energy, protects from serious injury
Becomes softer as compressed, resists bottoming out
Low-profile surface allows resident to stand, walk or wheel over the mat without difficulty
Reduces musculoskeletal stress and injury for staff who stand on the surface
Wheelchair and lift accessible

Bedside Mattress/Foam Pad Disadvantages:

Provide limited protection from fall injuries
Become harder with impact, increasing risk of injury
Need to be removed to access resident, exposing staff to
musculoskeletal stress and possible injury
Create trip hazards, obstacles for evacuation
Bedside Mattress/Foam Pad Disadvantages

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Significant Cushioning...

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Excerpts from research presented by John Lloyd, PhD, CPE, and Brian Schulz, PhD, at the “Transforming Fall Prevention Practices” Conference, Clearwater, FL, April 2008

...and highly stable

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Highlights of Simon Fraser University Study of SmartCells Cushioned Flooring , August, 2008.

SATECH provides many
anti-fatigue/safety products including flooring, mats and runners