Adaptable to the user’s needs, the Tarta Original Back can be customised to fit the individual with minimal tools and easy adjustments.
- Tarta Original® is the most flexible backrest in the world! The central column gives freedom of movement and support to improve the quality of life for users.
- Its modular structure allows for an endless series of modifications and millimetric adjustments that ensure it adapts perfectly to the user’s shape and needs.
- The Original is made up of vertebrae and ribs just like the human skeleton. The vertebrae allow you to increase or reduce their length and follow a scoliotic curve, the ribs can be changed in position, tilted, bent and removed.
- Removable, machine-washable cushions ensure prolonged comfort when sitting. The Original is the result of more than 30 years experience of engineers and orthopaedic specialists and is designed to break down barriers.
Specifications
| Crash Tested | Yes |
| ISO | ISO 7176-19 |
| CE Marking | Yes |
| Maximum User Weight | 100 kg |
| Weight |
0.9-1.8 |
| Height | 29-42 |
| Width | 28-45 |
| Depth | 5.5-15.8 |
Features
To easily change the length of the backrest! This feature is extremely useful for children.
To satisfy all the users’ needs. Every stave and vertebrae can be adjusted to follow scoliosis cases.
To maximise the comfort of the backrest. The spaces between the pads help to keep the back of the user dry. Each pad is made of washable foam with breathable technical material for maximal comfort.
Options
3 Heights
4 Vertebrae (11.5in / 29cm)
5 Vertebrae (13.75in / 35cm)
6 Vertebrae (16.5in / 42cm)
The size must be chosen according to the user’s height, pathology and the amount of support needed. The low backrest is suitable for people with good torso control and balance, while the high backrest is designed for people who need more support. In the custom version, the backrest can be customised by adding or removing vertebrae to increase or decrease its height.
4 Widths
Small (11-13.75in / 28-35cm) Medium (13.75-15.75 / 35-40cm) Large (15-17in / 38-43cm) Extra Large (13.75-17.75in / 40-45cm)
The ribs of the backrest are made of aluminium and can be moulded as required to conform perfectly to the user’s measurements.
2 Depths
Standard
Contour
The backrest is available in two different fits depending on the support and containment needed according to the morphology and control of the user’s torso. The more restraining slats can be positioned higher or lower than the backrest and symmetrically or asymmetrically, depending on requirements.
Adjustable Mounting Hardware
Rigid
Clamp for Rigid Wheelchair # 1
Clamp for Rigid Wheelchair # 2
Folding
Crossbar for Foldable Wheelchair
Strap for Foldable Wheelchair
There are 2 attachments available for folding wheelchairs, one consisting of a strap and one consisting of a crossbar to be attached to the backrest tubes of the wheelchair. In both cases, the backrest can be easily removed and the wheelchair folded. Two attachments are available for rigid frame wheelchairs.
