Chairs

Herman Miller, maker of the ergonomically correct Aeron office chair is now producing a line of ergonomically correct patient-oriented chairs for the clinical market. The company based its new chair on the aeron design that let it tilt easily and can help patients sit up with ease. Designers and engineers visited patient rooms in nine hospitals and met with nearly 200 nurses and doctors to make sure the product would do the job. Nurses and physicians advised on several crucial details such as making sure an IV line wouldn't catch on the chair's arms and the need to find antimicrobial upholstery that could be cleaned if blood or body fluids got trapped in the seams. The chair is visually pleasing and comes with a footstool for more comfort. It debuted June 9th at Chicago's NeoCon World Trade Fair and will go on sale to hospitals in the fall for a list price of $1,800.