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This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2019. Therefore this version remains current.
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Abstract

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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General information

  • Status
     : Published
    Publication date
     : 2006-03
    Stage
    : International Standard under systematic review [90.20]
  • Edition
     : 1
    Number of pages
     : 77
  • Technical Committee :
    ISO/TC 173/SC 1
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Reduced Inequalities
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11
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9
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8
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