The New Topchair Stair Climbing Wheelchair Ready For Commercialization

By on May 18, 2007 in All, Distribution Opportunities, Editorial, Healthcare Marketing, Home Healthcare, Investors

Update: May 2009 – IBOT – Stairclimbing wheelchair withdrawn from market.

Topchair Latest ModelTopchair is a brand new powered wheelchair (and concept) that enables its drivers to easily be able to climb and descend stairs, steps and other obstacles – all of this in addition to having similar performance to an industry leading powered wheelchair on the road or at home.

After several years of development by French scientist and engineer Hervé le Masne, and following the completion of a significant clinical study amongst a representative user group, the powered wheelchair is now ready for commercialization.

In addition to its speed, maneuverability and performance on the ground, the Topchair automatically detects the first step while driving with infrared sensors and then goes on to detect the last step as it retracts its built in climbing mechanism.

In this video the driving performance and step climbing mechanism is shown:

Owner and inventor Hervé le Masne goes on to demonstrate the impressive mobility potential of the chair as he heads down the stairs at Trocadero in Paris, France on the way to the Eiffel tower.

Additional detailed information is available at the Topchair website in English or French.

Topchair has passed all the regulatory certifications in France and is available for sale to local consumers.

It will soon be made available in several other countries through the development of key partnerships.

Interested parties should contact Topchair for further information.

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About Frank Barlin

Frank is the founder and managing partner at Sibaya. He provides recognized leadership in homecare consulting and has advised firms ranging in size from those listed on the NYSE and the LSE to early stage startups. Frank’s international experience is broad-based, having spent his professional life based in Europe, the United States and South Africa. Prior to founding Sibaya in 2002 he was European Vice President for a publicly traded healthcare company. In addition he has held various country general management positions and directorships. Recent home healthcare projects include European business development, acquisition strategy and advice, competitive benchmarking, Asian outsourcing and turnaround management. He works out of the Paris office.
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41 Responses to “The New Topchair Stair Climbing Wheelchair Ready For Commercialization”

  1. J Verhagen May 24, 2007 at 12:48 #

    I am wondering how to get distribution rights to this product in Atlantic Canada (PEI, NL, NS and New Brunswick)?

    Thank You

    Reply
  2. Chang Hyun Cha July 10, 2007 at 04:22 #

    I am wondering how to get distribution rights to this product in South Korea.

    Reply
  3. joe gleeson September 5, 2007 at 23:51 #

    I am wondering how to get the distribution rights to this product in Ireland?

    regards, Joe.

    Reply
  4. James Tan September 9, 2007 at 06:55 #

    Cd I enquire on distribution rights in South East Asia? thank you

    Reply
  5. Navid September 24, 2007 at 18:29 #

    I am wondering how to get distribution rights to this product in South Iran.

    Reply
  6. I Douglas October 20, 2007 at 05:34 #

    Please let us know if you are interested in exporting to the USA.

    Thank you.

    Douglas

    Reply
  7. N.L.M.RAFEEK October 23, 2007 at 07:14 #

    I wont to buy this climbing weelchair for my mother.
    How march is cost? where i can buy? i am from srilanka. please reply me asap.
    thanks
    Rafeek

    Reply
  8. Michael Ong November 20, 2007 at 16:56 #

    Hi,
    Our company is keen to market the Topchair.
    We have more than 10 years of experience in marketing Homecare & Rehabilitation products including wheelchairs.
    Looking forward to your reply

    Many Thanks
    Michael Ong,
    Manager

    Reply
  9. Mohsen February 23, 2008 at 15:52 #

    Hello.
    I want to buy this climbing weelchair.
    How dollar is cost? where i can buy it in Iran ? If you don’t export it to iran, Please tell me where i can buy it at nearest country?
    Please reply me asap.

    Reply
  10. ersin February 24, 2008 at 19:20 #

    Hi ıam living in Turkey ı want to buy one of that chair how can ı do it and how much is this please infor me???

    Reply
  11. Ayman Naeem March 12, 2008 at 17:53 #

    Dear sir,
    I would like to know the prices of your products
    and If you don’t sell ones please let me know the companies working in this field
    please let me know your reply as soon as possible
    best regards,
    Ayman Naeem, CEO

    Reply
  12. sunil babu May 13, 2008 at 20:22 #

    Dear sir,
    I would like to know the price of your product. I require this product for my mother who is suffering from arthritis.

    please let me know

    best regards
    sunil

    Reply
  13. Amin May 21, 2008 at 11:52 #

    Hi I am living in Iran I want to buy one of that chair how can I do it and how much is this please infor me???

    Reply
  14. shawn Shokrian June 3, 2008 at 01:32 #

    Dear Sir,
    Would you kindly give us some more detail information
    about this wheel chair, the overall size and price and
    if you could send one in Israel !

    Thank you,
    Regrads,
    Shawn Shokrian

    Reply
  15. James June 3, 2008 at 11:12 #

    What a fabulous, fantastic, extremely marvelous wheelchair you got, how much is it cost to have one in Shanghai-China?

    Regards,

    Reply
  16. faty July 9, 2008 at 13:16 #

    Hi I am living in Iran I want to buy one of that chair how can I do it and how much is this please infor me???

    Reply
  17. Enrique Rodriguez July 29, 2008 at 18:40 #

    We are an orthopedic company in Alicante- Spain. We are interested in this wheel chair.We have a client really interested in this product. Please,give some information about your supliers or distributors to know prices and time of delivery.Thanks in advance

    Reply
  18. Wendy August 16, 2008 at 15:52 #

    I am from Hong Kong. I am so interest this topchair. Please send to me more information about this chair. Ex. how much, how to buy….
    Please reply me ASAP
    Thanks

    Reply
  19. Angela September 12, 2008 at 13:11 #

    hey .. i am doing a school project. and i came across this wheel chair. its crazy .. i love the idea that you can still live a normal life and do everything that a normal person can do pretty much.

    keep up the good work !!

    Reply
  20. Mary Ann September 18, 2008 at 21:02 #

    I’ve got an iBot, which is great, but yours can do more types of stairs and do them much more easily.
    I think your chair rocks!

    Reply
  21. Antonio Silva October 6, 2008 at 17:46 #

    I have try to by an Iboot but I been told that it must be prescrived by a Doctor that looks strang the chair its not medicine . And are not sold to Portugal .This company is trying to bring people from all over the world to fill up their clinique in the USA .This is a fun way of taking advantage of our bad lack.

    Reply
  22. Agnes January 7, 2009 at 16:11 #

    I am a medical staff and works on a lot of spinal injury patients. The topchair looks great. I would like to know its price and its limitation and so on. Thanks.

    Reply
  23. Weidong Li January 30, 2009 at 18:11 #

    Dear Sir,
    I am from China Chengdu, Sichuan.May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.There are many wounded. I am so interest this climbing weelchair . Please send to me more information about this chair. Ex. how much, how to buy….
    Please reply me ASAP
    Thanks

    Reply
  24. Andrew Kelvin March 15, 2009 at 07:53 #

    Ingenious! Simply ingenious. My biggest concern of course is how one could possibly afford such a device without donation support and/or governmental subsidy support. People who could use this are mostly on Social Security. So it’s sort of a nice teaser, but I imagine people with smoking jackets and gold plated hubcaps being able to make the use of this technology.

    Reply
  25. George Smith March 19, 2009 at 11:01 #

    Hi,
    I really like this wheelchair. Me and my friends were thinking of giving this wheelchair to our friend, I’m sure it would be the best present he can get. Could you please tell me how much it costs to have one?
    Thanks

    Reply
  26. Junaid May 2, 2009 at 15:49 #

    Man this is a great breakthrough, any how having a big market in Pakistan too including Bank Leasing and Insurance. for this wheelchair. hope to arrive soon in every market in the world. including Pakistan.

    Reply
  27. Gary Barnes September 20, 2009 at 21:39 #

    Do you have a start date for sales in the USA. ? Also, what is your estimated price? Thank you for all you efforts and creativity.
    Gary

    Reply
  28. Gary Barnes September 20, 2009 at 21:47 #

    Are you going to be at the November Abilities Expo in Atlanta, GA USA
    This year? Thank you

    Reply
  29. Richard Gee October 22, 2009 at 00:02 #

    I’m interesting in the possible purchase of the TopChair. Please let me know the cost. Thank you.

    Reply
  30. Hunain S December 29, 2009 at 00:37 #

    Hi,

    Is this product up for sale yet? Please let me know how to purchase it

    Thanks

    Reply
  31. NIAZ MUHAMMAD January 4, 2010 at 12:53 #

    I need this Top chair for my wife who is a arthritus patience to climb stairs to our third floor apartment in Karachi Pakistan.Please provide me more details of this chair, its PRICE.Do you have any agent/shop in Dubai as from Dubai I can purchase it more conveniently as my daughter lives over there.

    Reply
  32. Wael Samy Abbas January 6, 2010 at 17:49 #

    Hello, I am so interested in this topchair. Please send me more information about this chair (Ex. how much? how and where to buy?…etc..)
    I am from Egypt.
    Please reply to me ASAP
    Thanks

    Reply
  33. Casa Castro November 6, 2010 at 21:42 #

    Boa tarde,

    Tenho uma empresa com Filial na Cidade do Porto Portugal, que trabalha com cadeiras sobe escadas electrícas asssim, gostaria de receber lista de preços dos V/ Cadeiras de Rodas Sobe Escadas.

    Fico aguardar o favor de uma resposta,

    Cumprimentos,
    António Castro

    Fax: 351-225 104 383

    Reply
  34. Salama Alabsy January 5, 2011 at 13:41 #

    الاستاذ الفاضل/تحياتي لكم وجميع العاملين0نرجوامعرفة امكانية الكرسي لديكم الذي ينزل ويصعد السلم وسعرة وكيفية
    الشراء والاستلام0 مع خالص الشكر والاحترام سلامة العبسي

    Reply
  35. Destine April 17, 2011 at 04:44 #

    Hello, I am so interested in this topchair. Please send me more information about this chair (Ex. how much? how and where to buy?…etc..)
    I am from Egypt.
    Please reply to me ASAP
    Thanks

    Reply
  36. Iftikhar September 29, 2011 at 23:56 #

    about 26000$ in USA.

    Reply
  37. G M Memon January 16, 2012 at 17:16 #

    dear sir I am an Arthritus person from Karachi Pakistan .I am intersted in Top Whe. elchair for my personel use.Please let me know its price and preferabully any place nearer to pakistan.waiting for your reply.Thanks and regards G M Memon

    Reply

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