Medline Lightweight Foldable Transport Wheelchair with Handbrakes and 12-Inch Wheels, Blue Frame, Black Upholstery

Spouse was in rehab, and needed a wheelchair. The rehab refused to issue her a prescription for a wheel chair, so I came to amazon.com in my time of need, and I was not let down. This wheelchair is a patient transport chair, and fits through our non-ada bathroom doorjambs, and it is great. Easy to put together, and right out of the box, within 3 minutes I had all the accompanying parts placed on the chair. Foot rests, seat belt, brakes, wheels. I am glad to have this for her in the house. I was so happy with this patient transport chair, I also used amazon.com for her very own wheel chair, with wheels she can control on her own.

My husband uses it like a walker instead of his regular walker. He can push it when he is walking but can also use it like an office chair when he sits in it and is belted in. He can maneuver it short distances with his feet while sitting safely.Some people try to use walkers with a small seat to maneuver around while sitting and they are NOT designed for that. My husband tried to do that. He would slide out of the seat and it would not move with his weight in it using his feet.Best of both worlds for us

this arrived yesterday. went together well. very easy to do. so easy to transport once all folded up. 1 minute to fold and load the chair in the back seat of a 2014 chevy cruze. my mom used the chair today for an appointment. she is 85 and she is hard to please.. and she was very happy with my choice of chair.. and i am happy with the quality product and time frame.. thank you very much.my mom is 5'8" tall and 230lbs and the size is absolutely perfect for her... she likes the chair and quality and fit and the red finish...

Everything is mostly identical except the elevating leg rests did not have the push in snap pin system for extending the leg length as shown in the ad image. The version we got was a black pipe (not silver) fitted inside the blue one and you have to loosen a bolt and pull the footrest part out then re-tighten the bolt back in place. It makes the version we got harder to adjust and the black pipe could stand to be a bit longer for longer legged people who need to elevate their legs. The box was beat up to all hell, but the chair was otherwise in new condition minus a few loose bolts that had to be tightened. The "drive" stickers that were placed on the outer sides of the thin plastic armrest panels were peeling off (curling away from the plastic) which was fine I just took them off and tossed them. One of the elevating leg rests didn't want to go back down because the bolt was somewhat loose, which caused the bar to stay extended and the lever couldn't be pushed to get the mechanism to release. Thankfully loosening the bolt more made it so we could get the mechanism to unlock, push the leg back down in place and tighten the end bolt back in place. Otherwise it is exactly as ordered, funnily enough the item was ordered from home depot, as there was an invoice slip on the box.Had I known that home depot had these I would have ordered directly from them. Initially I placed an order from amazon and it was to be shipped from amazon directly and was cheaper but there was no shipping date. I called after 2 days of not having a shipping date to ask about the shipping as we needed the chair quickly. after speaking with a csr i was told I would hear something about the shipping in 48 hours. The next day I went to check on it and found the order had been canceled with no notice no reason nothing. This was the 20 inch one we ordered and there were no other quick options so after getting frustrated after talking with another csr who was not able to help me get it reordered from amazon and give me a date for arrival, I reordered on my own and chose the other shipper and paid 40 bucks more plus paid for shipping etc. it was a nightmare process and took over a week to get in addition to the 3 days of dealing with amazon. I am only adding the shipping info for others in case another family / person needs a chair in a hurry so you'll be aware of what we went through.It seems like a very sturdy chair and everything else was perfect, we only just got it so I'll give it a while and add to my review once we see how well it does for us. Overall I have faith in the drive brand, a bit frustrated by the difference in the elevating leg rests and the not quite long enough bar for the footrests when the legs are fully raised, but we can work around that. Otherwise I think it'll do us fine. Its a bit clunky and heavy for me I'm 4'10 so when I have to lift it into my truck for use in getting my Dad to his doctors it will be a momentary issue but I think considering what it does, how it is made, the ease of moving the parts, it'll likely do us fine. One thing to mention is that the armrest release is just a piece of plastic. I can see how long term that might prove to be annoying if someone moves those armrests a lot that thin piece of plastic won't likely last a long time or will wear down over time.** Update Aug 2023The chair was working well for us, Dad doesn't use it often due to his doing better, but it is very helpful for when he has to go long distances, or needs to have a seat anywhere we go if he gets tired. However, somehow on one use, a super tiny clip that held one of the leg rests together disappeared. I suspect from moving the chair and rests to and from the truck. I called Drive directly, and they sent us 2 brand new leg rests free of charge. I was grateful because that tiny little thin metal clip held the whole dang thing together and I was using electrical tape to hold it together but that made it's use much more difficult. I am SO totally impressed with Drive Medical for sending the free pair of leg replacements, they were caring, wanted to know what model it was for future chair updates and got me a new set of leg rests within 3 days. I'm updating my review from 4 stars to 5, their customer service was amazing and the new set of leg rests were also the type I had originally ordered with the push button adjustments, so that makes me very happy. I can't say enough good things about Drive after this experience, the man I spoke with was just amazing.

My wife is about 160 lb. and the wheelchair worked great for us during a vacation at South Beach (Miami). I pushed her for what was probably several miles over the course of five days-- over roads and sidewalks--- with no issues. However, despite the description indicating it can support 300 lb., while it IS very well made, I would think twice about using it for anyone over 200 lb. except for very short spans.

My 6'3" father fit in this fine(200 pounds at the time). Even got him into the house over some rough areas and it was fine. He unfortunately stopped needing it though so it was returned and I can't say how it would have done long term.

What a GREAT easy to transport chair! We bought this for Mom who now has mobility issues following a hospital stay. With two easy to insert and easy to remove footrests, this chair folds up easily into a car trunk and makes taking Mom to her doc and other appointments so easy.

Excellent item. Proved to be a great asset when we had a recent injury. Much better than a large wheelchair.