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With manual handling accidents accounting for 40% of sickness absence leave in the NHS and costing an estimated £400 million each year, it is clear to see why the latest in leg hoists - MiniLim® - is already receiving far-reaching recognition from healthcare professionals.

Constantly supporting heavy limbs causes painful strains, which explains why one in four Healthcare Professionals is forced to take time off due to back injuries sustained at work. The MiniLim® is designed simply and specifically to provide precise control for lifting limbs and in particular, legs.

MiniLim® eliminates the physical strain on healthcare workers doing the job of lifting and holding limbs in place stabilising the leg’s position for medical procedures and causing less pain to the patient with sudden movements.

The MiniLim® is designed from the ground up to be used in a wide range of clinical and surgical procedures, including raising and holding for prepping in theatre, limb suspension during surgery, in fracture clinics as well as for a wide range of other procedures where limb suspension my be required, such as ulcer dressing, podiatry and woundcare.

The MiniLim® can also be used in Care Homes and GP Clinics; with its slim profile and lack of trailing wires minimising risks and making it easy to manoeuvre.

The easy to clean hoist stands at 1.5m high extending to over 2m and is specifically designed to fit with Salitas’s range of disposable slings; offering solutions to a variety of bespoke circumstances and handling even the most severely bariatric patients.

Showcased at the Moving and Handling exhibition in January and at the annual conference of the Association of Orthopaedic Practitioners in May , MiniLim® was well received by both Moving and Handling Professionals and Orthopaedic Practitioners, both of whom are looking for a solution to the ever-increasing problem of back injuries in the healthcare sector. Attracting interest from healthcare professionals around the world – as far afield as Bermuda and Australia – MiniLim® is increasingly being viewed as a genuine breakthrough.

Richard Wilson, Managing Director, Salitas, said: “Research has shown that the use of a Suspension Stand/Sling combination can significantly reduce the manual handling risk involved in the leg lifting and sustained hold processes. Acting on this we have developed MiniLim® to eliminate much of the holding currently creating problems to healthcare professionals as well as possible discomfort to the patient.

He added: “We have already had interest from across the globe and are looking forward to putting the products in place and hearing how we are helping.”