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50 Years of Helping to Reduce Pressure Injuries
Action Products has developed a line of seating products to meet a wide range of customer needs. The benefits of our AKTON® polymer contribute to the comfort and safety of those needing seating and positioning wheelchair cushions.
Action Products has designed and manufactured wheelchair cushions and adaptive pads that help protect against pressure injuries. Our Home Medical products provide pressure relief and shear reduction.
Home Medical Product Categories
Wheelchair Cushion Covers & Accessories
Wheelchair Cushions
Resurfacing Kits
Toilet Seat Pads
Heel & Elbow Protectors
Mattress Overlays
OUR MATERIAL
Since it is reusable, it helps environmentally, economically, and clinically. The perfect package.
Our unique Akton® polymer is effective in helping to reduce pressure injuries and it is reusable which means it helps environmentally, economically, and clinically. In a recent survey, two-thirds of physicians felt the amount of surgical waste generated was excessive and increasing. 5 Our reusable patient positioners can help to reduce that waste.
AKTON polymer is a dry, viscoelastic polymer. Its proprietary formulation is exclusive to Action Products and is the hallmark material of our Action® brand products. Our unique polymer is an ultra-soft, solid rubber that has a tissue equivalent feel. It will not leak, flow, or bottom out if punctured.
EDUCATIONAL BLOGS
Right Sizing the Positioning Device Based on the Patient
Patients undergoing surgery, even minimally invasive surgeries, are at increased risk for injury caused by compression or stretching during surgical positioning. An important step to protect patients is right sizing the positioning device based on the patient.“While...
Protect Patients and Resources from the High Cost of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries
Image Credit: WoundCare Advantage Pressure injuries increase morbidity and mortality rates and about 60,000 patient deaths per year are a direct result of pressure injuries. The costs for U.S. hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) in the United States may...
Anterior Total Hip Replacement: Patient Positioning & The Action® Orthopedic Hip Positioner
Pressure Redistribution and Stability in the Anterior approach to total Hip Replacement The Action® Orthopedic Hip Positioner for Anterior Total Hip Replacement (THR) is a specialized surgical aid designed to stabilize the pelvis and improve surgical site exposure....
Using towels or sheets over Polymer Patient Positioners
Pressure Injury Prevention Strategies: Using Towels or Sheets Over Patient Positioners In this blog we discuss the “hot topic” of using towels, or sheets in between the patient positioners and the patient. Does using towels or sheets over polymer increase the...
