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  • ISO 16840-1:2006

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    Wheelchair seating — Part 1: Vocabulary, reference axis convention and measures for body segments, posture and postural support surfaces

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF, PDF 3 Users, PDF 5 Users, PDF 9 Users

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-03-2006

    Publisher:  International Organization for Standardization

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    ISO 16840-1:2006 applies to seating intended to provide postural support within a wheelchair. It specifies:

    • a global coordinate system that permits the determination and recording of a person's posture while seated in a wheelchair;
    • the standard terms and definitions for use in describing both the posture and the anthropometrics of a person seated in a wheelchair;
    • the terms and definitions for describing the dimensions, location and orientation of seating support surfaces, which together comprise the body support system.

    ISO 16840-1:2006 does not specify any methods for use in measuring a person's seated posture, nor does it define terms for dynamic physiological movements (such as flexion or extension).

    ISO 16840-1:2006 might be applicable to seating other than that intended to be used within a wheelchair.

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    Committee ISO/TC 173/SC 1
    Development Note Supersedes ISO/DIS 16840-1 (04/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher International Organization for Standardization
    Status Current

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    BS ISO 16840-2:2018 Wheelchair seating Determination of physical and mechanical characteristics of seat cushions intended to manage tissue integrity
    17/30323252 DC : 0 BS ISO 7176-30 - WHEELCHAIRS - PART 30: WHEELCHAIRS FOR CHANGING OCCUPANT POSTURE - TEST METHODS AND REQUIREMENTS
    PD ISO/TS 16840-12:2015 Wheelchair seating Apparatus and method for cushion envelopment testing
    ISO 16840-2:2018 Wheelchair seating — Part 2: Determination of physical and mechanical characteristics of seat cushions intended to manage tissue integrity
    15/30316155 DC : 0 BS ISO 16840-2 - WHEELCHAIR SEATING - PART 2: DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVICES INTENDED TO MANAGE TISSUE INTEGRITY - SEAT CUSHIONS
    ISO/TS 16840-12:2015 Wheelchair seating Part 12: Apparatus and method for cushion envelopment testing

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    ISO/IEC TR 10000-1:1998 Information technology Framework and taxonomy of International Standardized Profiles Part 1: General principles and documentation framework
    ISO 10241:1992 International terminology standards Preparation and layout
    ISO 690:2010 Information and documentation Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources
    ISO 7250:1996 Basic human body measurements for technological design
    ISO 7176-7:1998 Wheelchairs — Part 7: Measurement of seating and wheel dimensions
    ISO 7176-5:2008 Wheelchairs — Part 5: Determination of dimensions, mass and manoeuvring space
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