VELA Mammography Chair

A Hospital Chair for all Mammograms, Not Just For Disabled Patients.

Using a highly adjustable and ergonomic chair for ALL of your patient examinations will bring you many benefits, including:

• Higher quality breast screening results/imaging, therefore reducing the need for second examinations.
• Better working posture for staff as the chair enables much easier patient handling (e.g. with tall or disabled patients), meaning reduced strain on the back, shoulders and neck.
• Significantly increased number of Mammograms completed each day with easier and quicker patient manoeuvring.  This could enable you to start catching up on those long waiting lists!
• Improved comfort for the patient as each individual can be optimally positioning for the screening process.  This also reduces anxiety, and minimises the risk of fainting and falls.

The following video highlights some of the main benefits the VELA hospital chair for breast screening can bring to your department.  Find a more detailed full product demonstration video at the bottom of this page.

Adjustability for Optimal Positioning

Positioning each individual patient in the VELA Mammography Chair is simple given its various adjustment features.

• Smooth running wheels mean patients can be wheeled efficiently and safely throughout the department and screening room, and the 360 degree foot brake enables the wheels to be locked once the patient is in a perfect position for the examination.
• An ergonomic and adjustable push handle also enables easy and comfortable portering of patients.
• The chair features electric height adjustment to easily control the patient’s position in front of the device for the best working position.
• The arms can be dropped and folded back, which makes the chair suitable for both CC and MLO views as the patient can be placed and locked very close to the machine.

Improved Working Posture

Infection Control Friendly:

As with all VELA medical chairs the Mammography Chair is designed to meet the stringent hygiene and disinfecting requirements of the NHS. For optimal hygiene standards, the chair has easy-to-clean surfaces without recesses including the underside of the chair.  The seat is made from 100% Polyurethane.

Edge bands on the backrest prevent dirt collecting in joints and all parts can withstand hospital level disinfection, including alcohol and chlorine at the appropriate concentration levels.  Find out more about how to clean hospital chairs here on our blog: How To Clean A Hospital Chair

Safety and Electrical Testing

CE mark: Medical Device Regulation MDR 2017/745, compliance with European security requirements – Tested and Approved.

EMC-test: Electrical functions in accordance with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), in terms of radiation and susceptibility, electrical equipment, pacemakers and cellphones – Tested and Approved

IP21: Electrical functions in accordance with IEC 60529 and Ingress Protection (IP)21 degree of security, and waterproofing — Tested and Approved

Colour Options:

A Full Chair Demonstration

What Other Hospitals Are Saying

“I find the chair very user-friendly, easy to manoeuvre, and comfortable for ladies who cannot stand. In addition, we have found that the Vela Mammography Chair has helped improve patient flow with these patients.”

The chair’s various features are extremely useful, e.g. the side arms, lifting, tilting position, and it makes our job easier, assisting women who are unsteady on their feet.”

Shahina Ahmed, Lead Mammographer, Parapet Breast Unit, King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor

Available Resources

We have put together a full pack of information about the VELA Mammography chair, split out by each relevant hospital department, to make your purchasing journey as easy and efficient as possible.  Please enquire to request a copy of this information pack.

You can find other resources in the downloads section below, including a detailed posted written by Iram Shabanah.  Iram is an experienced Mammographer from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.