SedMed’s Lift Assist device is a gas spring powered toilet seat lifter that mounts directly onto any toilet and provides assistance to those with mobility issues getting on and off the toilet. A variable amount of force depending on the hole that the gas spring is positioned in lifts approximately 80% of the labeled user’s weight. The objective of this project is to modify the design of the weight changing mechanism such that the weight setting can be changed with just one hand, users can change and view the weight setting without bending down, the gas spring quick release pin cannot slip out of a hole or automatically engages if it is not properly inserted into a hole, and the redesign of the aesthetic/appearance allows the device to reach a wider range of audiences.

Our team collaborated with Mechanical Engineering 38 on this project.