Drive Medical Polly-Fly Wheelchair/Transport Chair Review
Drive Medical Design & Manufacturing is one of the fastest growing major manufacturers and distributors of durable medical equipment in the home healthcare, medical, surgical and rehabilitation markets in the United States.
They have a range of wheel chairs available but our intending chair is their Polly-Fly wheel chair which is also known as transport chair.
The Drive Medical Polly-Fly transport / standard wheel chair from Drive Medical can be used as both a transport wheel chair and a standard wheel chair. All you need to do to transform this wheel chair from standard to transport is to push the quick release axles and the full-sized 24″ wheels which can easily be removed and the chair becomes a transport chair with 8″ wheels.
Dual brakes, desk length removable armrests, a fold-down backrest and swing-away footrests all combine to make for a portable and high-quality chair, with great flexibility for both user and caregiver. Poly-Fly High Strength, Light Weight Wheelchair also known as Flyweight Transport Chair Combo is available in three variants 16”, 18” and 20”. Following mentioned are the basic features it provides;
- It can be used as standard self propelled wheelchair or a transport chair all in one.
- Its quick release 24″ wheels can be removed to transition self propelled chair to a transport chair.
- Complete aluminum frame.
- It comes with two sets of wheel locks: One for use with wheel chair, and the other one for use with transport chair.
- It has fold down back and comes with deluxe back release.
- It has nylon upholstery.
- It comes standard with swing away foot rests with composite footplates and heel loops.
- It has 8″ casters.
- It comes with anti tippers.
- LELR-TF – Swing-away Elevated Leg rest, Tool Free, (Optional front riggings).
- It has weight capacity of 250 lbs.
- It comes with limited lifetime warranty.