Sintang 8313W

Hospital therapy gyms, orthopaedic and trauma services after hip or knee replacement, stroke and neurological rehabilitation, frailty and falls services, and community rehabilitation teams are where the 8313W belongs. Its strongest use is the stair assessment before discharge: a patient who manages the 200 mm flight has shown the therapist something close to the rise at home. The 100 mm flight covers kerb practice and first attempts, and the 150 mm flight bridges the two.

Laboratory work explains why rise height matters. A study of stair ascent found young and older adults alike working at about 90% of their maximum ankle moment. In descent, older adults used 42% of their capacity, compared with 30% in young adults, leaving less in reserve. Taller risers add to that load, as in grading from 100 to 200 mm. These are measurements on healthy volunteers, not trials of graded practice. A 2019 exercise study in older adults raised ankle strength and improved stair-descent mechanics, yet it did not change how fast the body dropped on the way down.

In the UK, the HCPC registers the physiotherapists who supervise this kind of practice. England's provider regulator is the CQC, and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own. NHS procurement routes require conformity evidence and a declared maximum user weight before accepting rehabilitation equipment, and equivalent public procurement elsewhere asks for the same. The conformity documentation those procurement routes require is issued by the manufacturer and shared by the enquiry team.

Load graded by rise height.

Three rises on one structure let the therapist set the demand on the knee and ankle, from a 100 mm first attempt to a 200 mm rehearsal of home stairs. Progression stays within the same session and the same equipment.

A near-domestic 200 mm flight

The tallest flight sits near the top of the rise range found in homes. Patients who manage it give the discharge team direct evidence, which is harder to read from practice on shallow steps alone.

Kerb work at the low end

The 100 mm flight comes close to the height of a standard street kerb, so patients practice on pavement indoors before trying it outside.

Even rises on every flight.

Each flight divides the 600 mm platform evenly, so no flight ends in an odd-sized step. Consistent rises are the first requirement for a safe staircase.

Step edges marked in yellow

Sintang specifies yellow edging on the step edges, which gives patients with low vision or perception problems a clear line at every nosing.

Room for walking aids

At 910 mm, each step leaves space for a patient to bring a stick or crutch up alongside, with the therapist's hand still on the rail.

A big footprint to plan around

At 2950 by 1420 mm with a minimum 10 ft ceiling, the 8313W needs dedicated space. In return, it does the work of three separate stair heights in one place.

Three approaches to the platform

With flights facing in different directions, a therapist can switch a patient between grades by walking round to another flight, without moving any equipment.

Upkeep without power

Nothing on the staircase is powered or lifts a person, so maintenance comes down to PUWER checks of rail fixings, uprights, treads and matting.

200 mm flight

One flight rises 200 mm, or 8 in, per step.

150 mm flight

A second flight rises in 150 mm (6 in) steps.

100 mm flight

The third flight rises in 100 mm (4 in) steps.

910 × 910 × 600 mm platform

All three flights meet a platform 910 mm square and 600 mm high, or 36 × 36 × 24 in.

910 mm step width

Every step on every flight is 910 mm (36 in) wide.

250 mm going

Treads on all three flights share a 250 mm, or 10 in, going, so only the rise changes from one flight to the next.

Solid wood handrails

Sintang specifies solid wood handrails, shown along the flights in the photographs.

2 × 2 in powder-coated uprights

The handrails ride on powder-coated steel uprights, 2 × 2 in (about 50 × 50 mm).

Hardwood plywood base

The flights and platform are built in all-hardwood plywood, and the enquiry team shares the finish specification.

Brace-reinforced underside

Bracing beneath the steps and platform carries the repeated loading of patients stepping up and down.

Yellow step edging

Yellow edging runs along the step edges, set against the darker tread surfaces in the photographs.

Anti-slip safety matting

Sintang lists anti-slip safety matting among the features, and the written configuration shows which surfaces it covers.

10 ft ceiling requirement

Sintang sets a 10 ft minimum ceiling, about 3.05 m, for the room the staircase stands in.

Overall size

The staircase measures 2950 mm long, 1420 mm wide and 1390 mm high, or 116 × 56 × 55 in.

The 8313W suits rehabilitation services with a 10 ft ceiling and a dedicated space that want stair assessment at near-domestic height alongside kerb-level and middle-grade practice. It is the wrong choice for rooms that cannot meet the ceiling or footprint, for services that need ramp work, and for heavier patients until the workload is known. Three answers come first: the written workload, the manufacturer's configuration (including what the matting covers), and the drawing showing each flight's step count. Medigear.uk lists the 8313W for business buyers worldwide and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, familiarisation and service cover. Ask the enquiry team for the written workloade configuration drawi,ng ane matting specification before ordering.