Tag: Panthera X
Doug Crana grabs an exclusive
November 7, 2012Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Like many providers these days, Doug Crana is interested in new products, and he thinks he's found just the ticket.Crana, president of Consolidated Medical, recently began offering an extremely lightweight manual wheelchair that was introduced to the U.S. market earlier this year. Made of carbon fiber, the Panthera X weighs 10 pounds with the wheels on, compared to 18 or 19 pounds for other chairs.“It's considered to be the lightest wheelchair in the world,” he said.Crana...