Vive Mobility Sit to Stand Patient Lift for Handicapped - Stand Assist Lift Aid for Home Care Use - Elderly Lift Assist Transfer Device - Transport Chair Stand Assist for Seniors, Adults & Disabled

This machine is AWESOME. I have used it well over 300 times, don't know what I would have done without it. My wife should be pretty well healed enough soon that I won't need it anymore. I don't have the room to store it, so I'll have to try to find a good place to donate it to. I have more than got my money's worth with it. Still looks like new. ~Jim C.

This is a life saver! I was able to take care of my mother at home with the use of this fabulous tool. I have back issues and this tool would allow my mother to lift herself up using her legs a little bit and then I could move her to the bathroom. This is worth its price in gold!

Works as advertised. Very satisfied with our purchase.

Vive Transport Stand AssistMOB1043My wife loved a Sara Stedy in rehab to help her relearn to stand, but back home we were looking for something more affordable and chose the Vive. After first use I give it 4 of 5 stars, because despite a couple flaws that I’ll get to, she loved it, was able to stand with support, and was able to shift weight and flex standing muscles again.PT, myself, and home aide were present. At least two people to assist was essential because of the need to assist standing and operating the butt flaps on both sides.PT and I demonstrated usage first so that my wife could see how it works.At first we practiced standing and sitting in the Vive, without using the flaps.Before attempting the flaps, we discussed how my wife would need to take weight off the flaps by standing so that we could flip them up.Then she stood and we engaged the flaps. She could rest back against the flaps and partly bear and shift weight. She loved this! Afterward she concluded she wants to practice in the machine every day. Yay!Now for the flaws.Although it is a rough surface, the foot plate is slippery. My wife’s foot kept slipping when she tried to stand. This unnerved her. However, PT emphasized pressing weight through the heels and we pressed on.At first standing resting against the flaps was great. She was shifting weight and decided to stay there for a while, enjoying the exercise. But then my wife’s knee started to buckle under the partial weight of her body. She felt she was falling and urgently needed to sit. She could not stand and her weight prevented us from releasing and flipping up the flaps. I got the left flap up, but the right flap’s locking pin was stuck and its pull ring bent out of shape. Fortunately the shin pads held her up, but somehow her foot got under the foot plate and she felt pain. Once she realized the shin pads were holding, she shifted weight, we got the right pad up, and she sat down.We learned the following lessons.1. Even if it seems to be going great, don’t lean too long exercising with the flaps. Stop, stand, flaps up, sit, before exhaustion sets in.2. The shin pads with flaps will hold and you will not fall. So if exhaustion hits and knee starts to buckle, don’t panic. Just rest on shins and pads for a bit until strength comes back.3. Don’t pull too hard on the locking pin pull ring. Instead, weight shift off the pad, then pull gently. It will release easily and then you can flip up the pad.Relearning to walk is no joke. The Vive is sturdy and can really help, and I hope this review will help you avoid our initial pitfalls.

Lift is very sturdy. Assembly took me 1.5 hours by myself, a step or two would have been easier with two people. The instructions had a couple mistakes - saying to use short bolts when long ones were needed, and vice versa. Overall, it was very doable and I'm quite pleased with the end product. Have already used it with my husband. He had one issue with maneuvering his left foot under the shin guards because they sit so low (his left leg muscles are not fully recovered after having a stroke).

This item was hard to put together and doesn’t work for my parent if I coiled get it apart I would send it back.

This has made a world of difference in transferring my dad. It is easier to use and is lighter to push than his wheelchair in the house. It has even made changing his diapers and clothing easier. It has also decreased the frequency of need for outside nursing care.

Excellent product. Wish I'd had it long ago.