Project Description
Rifton Products
The Wave
The Wave
Bathing system with tub transfer
Bathing system with tub transfer
Hygiene and health go together.
When we make bathing easier, our clients are healthier. The Wave system has been designed to improve bathing and showering – for the client and for the caregiver.
Responding to requests from therapists and caregivers, we widened these bath chairs to accommodate larger clients. And to protect skin integrity we added generous padding under soft knit fabric.
As well as mounting the bath chair on a tub stand or rolling shower stand we’ve added an ingenious tub transfer base to completely change the way you transfer and bathe large clients. There’s nothing like it.
Download the Wave brochure.
Unique Features and Benefits
Include these in your letters of medical necessity:
- Extra wide seat with open sides, 15″ width for small and medium, 17½” for the large.
- Large size accommodates adults up to 6’2″ and 250 lb.
- Completely configurable; all sizes of the Rifton Wave fit on any of the 3 base options.
- Calf rest adjusts independently of seat angle.
- Tub transfer base enables clients to be placed in the bath chair using a mechanical lift and then rolled back and rotated over the tub for showering.
- Conversion kit allows user to move up from small to medium size by just purchasing a new back, seat and cover.
- Least costly alternative to remodeling a bathroom or assisted living, without resorting to bed baths.
Features
The system starts with the chair itself, available in small, medium and large.
If you need to raise the chair in the tub (to save your back), get the tub stand.
If you need it at standing height for the shower, get the shower stand.
To transfer a large or heavy user for an over-the-tub shower use the back-saving rotating transfer base. With its ingenious slide-rotate action you can place your client on the bath chair (even with a lift, if necessary) and move them over the tub without strain.
We asked clinicians and parents what they wanted in a new bath chair. Their top request? More width. Well, you got it. Plus better padding for sensitive skin.
Before our designers started redesigning the Wave, they asked therapists and providers what they wanted. More width was the number one request.
Our large is 171/2” wide and it will accommodate adults up to 6’2” and 250lbs.
The medium is 15” wide
The small is also 15” wide
Along with a wider chair, our designers added padding to make it even more comfortable and gentle on sensitive skin.
The Wave is truly tool free, not only for initial assembly but also for all adjustments, many while in use.
Adjust the backrest angle with one hand which allows the caregiver to keep the other hand on the client for safety and reassurance.
Adjust the angle of the seat by releasing the two triggers underneath.
Adjust the calf rest independently by pushing the gray buttons and rotating up or down.
Adjust the angle and height of the chair by pulling out and pivoting the legs up or down.
The backrest adjusts from flat to 75° in 6 increments.
The seat adjusts from flat to 75° in 6 increments.
The calf rest adjusts separately from the seat in 15° increments – making it possible to make it flat or adjust it to 90°, or an angle in between.
The Wave is the only bath chair with separate seat and calf rest adjustments. That means you can comfortably position the client with just the right hip and leg angle.
More seat heights are available using the base.
For an intermediate seat height, rotate rear legs up flat and front facing legs down.
To get the chair low in the tub, rotate both front and back legs straight out as shown.
Conversion kits are the smart solution for growing children. For a fraction of the cost you can convert a small to a medium bath chair. We’ll send you a new larger fabric cover, back and seat frames and chest strap with instructions on how to remove the old and install the new parts on your existing base.
The Wave has a washable fabric cover that is easily removed for cleaning.
Bathing equipment for people with disabilities tends to be big and bulky, taking up far too much space in bathrooms that are shared by everyone in the family. Often this means that families are forced to take shortcuts or skimp on hygiene care for their loved ones with special needs. And poor hygiene often results in poor health.
Rifton designed the bath chair to fold flat and hang on the wall out of the way.
The folding storable tub transfer base makes it possible for everyone in the family to use the tub.
When you are finished just remove the base from the tub, fold the legs, and hang it on the wall hook provided.
Components
The simple chest strap safely positions the user in the Wave bath chair. It attaches with hook and loop where needed along the full height of the back, and buckles securely behind.
The simple chest strap provides minimal lateral positioning and is best used with clients who are able to maintain their own trunk alignment.
The chest strap with adjustable lateral straps gives additional lateral support helping users maintain better trunk alignment in the bath chair. The soft fabric laterals will not get in the way during transfers.
Unlike the laterals on most bath chairs, The Wave’s soft fabric laterals will not get in the way during transfers.
Optional head blocks provide lateral support and positioning for the user’s head.
The soft plastic head blocks are on a strap that can be positioned at any height on the back rest. Aside from providing positioning support for clients with poor head control, head blocks can also give the client a feeling of security.
Use the fully adjustable leg straps to position your client’s hips in abduction (or just to provide additional security).
Use the fully adjustable leg straps to position your client’s hips in abduction (or just to provide additional security).
The calf rest option provides more support for the lower legs and is especially needed when the bath chair is used on one of the stands.
The calf rest must be chosen at the time of the original purchase. It cannot be added later.
The optional tub stand raises the bath chair either 5 ½” or 11 ½” higher in the tub depending on the position of the tub stand legs.
The Wave on the tub stand. Both stand and chair have slip-resistant feet for stability in the tub. The tub stand legs also fold flat for storage. Quick-release locks allow the bath chair to be attached or removed from the tub stand without using tools.
The shower stand lets you roll your client into the shower stall at a height that allows for better cleaning – and saves your back. Locking casters (4″) provide smooth, easy maneuverability.
The Wave bath chair on the shower stand.
The ingenious tub transfer base is ideal for the large or heavy user who needs an over-the-tub shower. It’s much more gentle on your back, too.
The tub transfer base starts in the position farthest out of the tub. It is then rolled back over the tub, and the brakes are set.
As the upper portion with the bath chair is rotated 90° it moves approximately 12″ back over the tub in one motion.
Note: Take care to select the direction of the pivot, clockwise or counterclockwise, at the time of purchase. (The tub transfer base pictured pivots clockwise into the tub.)
The legs of the tub transfer base can be adjusted to fit bathtubs up to 24″ high in increments of ⅝”. (Use long legs if the edge of your bathtub is more than 20″ above the floor.)
With the tub transfer base you can perform healthy transfers – either manually or with a mechanical lift – without crowding your bathroom with permanently mounted equipment.
The folding, storable tub transfer base makes it possible for everyone in the family to still use the tub.
When you are finished just remove the base from the tub, fold the legs…
… and hang it on the wall hook provided.
Sizes & dimensions
Use this dimensions chart to help you make the right choice for your client.
Important: Make sure that seat depth, width, and back height are adequate. The user’s weight must not exceed the maximum working load.
| Key user dimensions (inches) | ||||
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Select the appropriate Wave bath chair by the user’s overall height. Choose the model that allows for growth. |
Small Wave (Z210) |
Medium Wave (Z220) |
Large Wave (Z230) |
Tub transfer base (Z280) |
|
User’s overall height |
up to 46 (76 – 117 cm) |
40 – 56 (102 – 142 cm) |
50 – 74 (127 – 188) |
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| Item Dimensions (inches) | ||||
| Seat height | 2 – 7
With tub stand: 12½ – 18½ With shower stand: 27½ With tub transfer base (with standard leg inserts): 21 – 26 With tub transfer base (with long leg inserts): 24½ – 29½ |
2 – 7
With tub stand: 12½ – 18½ With shower stand: 27½ With tub transfer base (with standard leg inserts): 21 – 26 With tub transfer base (with long leg inserts): 24½ – 29½ |
2 – 7
With tub stand: 12½ – 18½ With shower stand: 27½ With tub transfer base (with standard leg inserts): 21 – 26 With tub transfer base (with long leg inserts): 24½ – 29½ |
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| Seat depth | 10½ | 13 | 17 | |
| Seat width | 15 | 15 | 17½ | |
| Back height | 23 | 26½ | 32 | |
| Length of mesh area when flat | 35 (without calf rest) | 41 (without calf rest) | 50½ (without calf rest) | |
| Length of mesh area when flat | 42½ (with calf rest) | 49 (with calf rest) | 61 (with calf rest) | |
| Base width | 18 | 18 | 21 | |
| Base length | legs down 24 / legs flat 29½ | legs down 24 / legs flat 29½ | legs down 24 / legs flat 29½ | |
| Maximum working load (lbs) | 75 | 150 | 250 | |
| Back and seat angle adjustments | 0˚, 15˚, 30˚, 45˚, 60˚, 75˚ | 0˚, 15˚, 30˚, 45˚, 60˚, 75˚ | 0˚, 15˚, 30˚, 45˚, 60˚, 75˚ | |
| Chest strap circumference | 17 – 32 | 22 – 39 | 24 – 45 | |
| Leg strap circumference | 8 – 15 | 10 – 20 | 13 – 26 |
| Tub Stand Dimensions | |
| Height (legs flat) | 8 |
| Length (legs flat) | 39 |
| Length (legs down) | 29½ |
| Width | 17½ |
| Shower Stand Dimensions | |
| Height | 22 |
| Length | 34 |
| Width | 27 |
| Tub Transfer Base Dimensions | |
| Max. tub height for transfer base with standard leg inserts | 20 |
| Max. tub height for transfer base with long leg inserts | 24 |
| Length | 30 |
| Width | 28 |
| Technical Drawings and Dimensions | |
Order form
Product manual
The Wave brochure
Letter of medical necessity
