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Sintang MT Physiotherapy & Wellness Equipment

Sintang FPB

Product Code: PAWE-EARE-4020

Rails sized to each patient. Floor space when they are folded.

Seven feet of stainless handrail runs on square telescoping uprights in the FPB, adjusting from 71 to 111 cm high to suit each patient on the day, before the whole frame folds away between therapy sessions.

Sections

Parallel Bars & Rehab Training Systems

Categories

Physiotherapy & Wellness Equipment

Condition

New

Origin

China

Seller Type

Certified Professional Seller

CE & ISO Certified

Global Shipping

Supplier: Medigear

A folding set of 7 ft parallel bars with adjustment in two directions: the FPB. The stainless steel handrails run 2130 mm long and set anywhere from 447 to 647 mm apart (17.6 to 25.5 in). Square telescoping steel uprights raise them from 710 to 1110 mm (28 to 43.7 in) against a numbered height strip. Double stiffening rails join the two floor bases, and the frame folds when not in use. The built unit weighs 64 kg. The manufacturer's written figure provides the rated user weight, confirmed through the enquiry team. Nothing on the FPB is powered.

Two adjustments fit the bars to the person between them. Height brings the rails to wrist or hip level for a short older adult or a tall young amputee. Width closes the gap for a slight build or opens it for broader hips, so one set serves most mixed caseloads. Folding then returns the floor to the gym when sessions end.

The photograph shows two light timber bases, one at each end, each carrying a pair of uprights, with dark end caps on the handrails. Sintang lists a knock-down carton of 1530 × 830 × 470 mm, which cannot hold 2130 mm handrails in one piece, so the shipping documents from the enquiry team give the true packing.

The unit measures 2130 mm long, with 447–647 mm between the rails and a rail height of 710–1110 mm. It is available to buyers in more than 80 countries through Medigear.uk, and the enquiry team sets out stock and lead time.

Hospital physiotherapy gyms, stroke and neurological units, amputee and prosthetic centres, orthopaedic and trauma rehabilitation, spinal injury services and community rehabilitation are where the FPB earns its place. Patients take their first assisted standing here, shift weight from side to side, step forwards and back, and learn a new gait pattern with a prosthesis while the therapist guards from inside or beside the bars because the frame folds; a room that hosts classes or other equipment can still offer a walking lane when it is needed.

Walking practice between parallel bars is a form of the repetitive task training that stroke rehabilitation relies on. A 2016 Cochrane review of 33 trials with 1,853 adults found moderate-quality evidence that repetitive task training improves walking distance, by about 35 metres on average, and functional ambulation. The evidence for lower-limb function measures was low quality, and the review found too little data to judge the risk of adverse events such as falls. The bars provide a safe framework; the therapist still determines the dose and progression. Recording each patient's rail setting makes that progression easier to repeat.

In the UK, physiotherapists who supervise walking practice are registered with the HCPC. Providers of treatment in England are regulated by the CQC, and Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland each have their own regulator. NHS procurement routes ask for conformity documents and a stated user weight on walking equipment, and equivalent public procurement elsewhere asks the same. The conformity documentation those procurement routes require is issued by the manufacturer and shared by the enquiry team.

Rail heights for a mixed caseload

With rails from 710 to 1110 mm, the bars reach wrist or hip height for a wide spread of adult statures, from a short older adult to a tall young patient.

Width matched to the hips.

Setting the rails from 447 to 647 mm apart keeps them within reach of a narrow frame and clear of broader hips, so patients hold the rails without leaning out or rubbing against them.

Built for prosthetic gait training

Amputees learning to walk on a new prosthesis need firm rails on both sides and room to correct their step, which the width and height settings provide.

Floor space back after the session

Because the bars fold, the walkway can disappear between sessions in a gym that shares its floor with classes or other equipment.

Settings that repeat

The numbered height strip lets the therapist record a patient's setting in the notes and reproduce it at the next session, with all four uprights matched.

Square uprights that hold their line

Square telescoping uprights cannot turn in their sleeves, so the handrails stay aligned as the height changes.

Stiffening between the bases

Double stiffening rails tie the two floor bases together, keeping the frame square as patients load the handrails.

Stainless handrails

Stainless steel gives the handrails a smooth surface that wipes clean between patients.

Upkeep without power

Nothing on the FPB is powered or lifts a person, so its upkeep is a PUWER check of pins, uprights, fixings and rails.

2130 mm length

The handrails run 2130 mm (7 ft), creating a walking lane of that length.

447 to 647 mm between rails

The rails are set anywhere from 447 to 647 mm apart, or 17.6 to 25.5 in.

710 to 1110 mm rail height

Rail height adjusts from 710 to 1110 mm, or 28 to 43.7 in.

Stainless steel handrails

Both handrails are stainless steel and adjust in width and height.

Double stiffening rails

Two stiffening rails join the floor bases.

Square telescoping steel uprights

Heavy-duty square steel uprights telescope to set the height.

Numbered height strip

A numbered strip on each upright marks the height setting.

Floor folding design

The frame folds flat on the floor when not in use.

Two floor bases

Light timber bases at each end carry the uprights in the photograph.

Handrail end caps

Dark caps close the ends of both handrails in the photograph.

64 kg net, 72 kg gross

The built bars weigh 64 kg, and the packed consignment 72 kg.

Knock-down delivery

The bars ship knocked down for on-site assembly.

No electrical parts

Nothing on the FPB needs power, a socket or electrical testing.

The FPB suits hospitals, amputees, stroke patients, and community rehabilitation services that want one set of parallel bars to fit a wide range of patients and fold away when the floor is needed. It is the right choice for patients wider than 647 mm across the hips, for young children who need rails below 710 mm, or for rooms without a clear 2.13 m lane. Before buying, settle the rated user weight, the widths of the wheelchairs that will enter the bars, and the folding method with its folded footprint. Medigear.uk lists the FPB for business buyers worldwide and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, familiarisation and service cover. Ask the enquiry team for the rated user weight, the folding drawing and the true carton sizes before ordering.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything buyers need to know about sourcing medical equipment through MediGear.

The manufacturer provides the rated user weight, and the enquiry team includes it in the quotation. Before ordering, determine the heaviest patient who will lean their full weight on the rails, since parallel bars carry most of the load in early standing practice.

The rails are set from 447 to 647 mm apart, measured between them. Before ordering, confirm the width of your patients' wheelchairs and whether they will roll in for a transfer, because a chair wider than the rail setting cannot enter the bars.

The square uprights telescope against a numbered height strip, giving rail heights from 710 to 1110 mm. Matching the numbers on all four uprights keeps the rails level, and the number of positions comes from the enquiry team's specification.

Sintang describes the bars as floor folding. The folding method and the folded footprint come from the manufacturer's drawing, which the enquiry team shares.

Sintang gives the carton as 1530 mm long, but the handrails are 2130 mm. Unless the rails travel separately or in sections, that carton figure doesn't fit, so the shipping documents provide the actual packing dimensions.

The manufacturer's installation guidance says whether the bases sit free or are fixed to the floor, and what sits beneath them. The enquiry team shares that guidance with the quotation.

The stainless handrails take the usual surface disinfectants on a cloth. The enquiry team shares which products suit the timber bases and the upright finish.

In the UK, PUWER 1998 covers checks on the height pins, uprights, handrail fixings and stiffening rails. With no power and no lifting, the bars sit outside portable appliance testing and LOLER.

The FPB is typically Class I under UK MDR 2002 where the manufacturer places it on the market as a medical device, as stated on the manufacturer's declaration of conformity, which the enquiry team shares. Any certificate scope behind that declaration also comes from the manufacturer through the enquiry team. Great Britain currently accepts CE-marked devices during a transitional period, with UKCA available as the alternative mark. Conformity requirements differ by destination market, and the enquiry team shares the manufacturer's documentation for the country the unit is going to.

Patients whose hips are wider than 647 mm need wider bars, which this model does not offer. Young children who need rails below 710 mm need a lower range, and units short of a 2.13 m walkway plus space at both ends cannot fit it.

Yes. Medigear.uk can arrange delivery, assembly and familiarisation for the FPB, and the enquiry team provides stock and lead time with the quotation.