Powered mobility solutions for healthcare equipment

Powered mobility for healthcare equipment

Healthcare professionals are expected to move increasingly heavy equipment through busy corridors, patient rooms and elevators, often with limited staff available. For manufacturers of healthcare equipment, this creates a clear challenge: how do you make hospital beds, patient lifts, stretchers and medical carts easier, safer and more intuitive to move?

esense develops intelligent electric drive wheel solutions that add powered mobility to healthcare equipment. Our systems reduce push and pull forces, support one-person operation and provide the control and maneuverability needed for safe and efficient patient transport.

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The challenge of moving healthcare equipment

Today’s healthcare environments are challenged by:

  • Heavier medical equipment: advanced devices require more effort to maneuver.
  • Staff shortages: fewer caregivers available for patient handling.
  • Confined spaces: navigating patient rooms, corridors and elevators demands precise maneuvering.
  • Frequent push & pull: repeated movement of beds, patient lifts and medical carts increases physical strain.
The challenge of moving healthcare equipment
Healthcare equipment we support

Healthcare equipment we support

Healthcare professionals rely on mobile equipment every day. Esense develops intelligent electric drive wheel solutions for heavy mobile healthcare equipment, helping reduce push and pull forces while maintaining intuitive control and excellent maneuverability.

Designed for a wide range of healthcare equipment

Hospital beds

Patient lifts

Transport stretchers & chairs

Medical carts

Mobile medical equipment

The esense solution

Esense adds powered mobility to healthcare equipment through intelligent electric drive wheel systems with integrated push sensors. The system intuitively responds to the caregiver’s movement, reducing push and pull forces while maintaining precise control and excellent maneuverability.

Choose the solution that best fits your application:

Meal delivery cart powered by esense drive wheel FieldFit retrofit set

Fast. Simple. Retrofit.
A ready-to-install drive solution with just 2 components, making it easy to upgrade existing carts and trolleys with minimal installation time.

Patient stretcher with esense electric drive wheel integrated Built-in integration

Fully integrated. Fully customized.
A drive solution engineered into new equipment, giving manufacturers maximum design flexibility and a seamless end result.

Healthcare applications

Discover how healthcare manufacturers worldwide integrate esense electric drive wheel solutions into hospital beds, patient lifts, stretchers, medical carts and other healthcare equipment.

See more examples in the real world, check our references or read our success stories and case studies:

Benefits of powered mobility in healthcare

  • Reduce physical strain
    Reduce push and pull forces for caregivers during daily transport tasks.
  • Enable one-person operation
    Support safe and efficient transport by a single caregiver.
  • Improve patient transport
    Enhance control and maneuverability during patient transport and transfers.
  • Differentiate your product
    Add value through integrated powered mobility.
Benefits of powered mobility in healthcare
Why manufacturers choose esense

Why manufacturers choose esense

Developing healthcare equipment requires more than adding a drive system. Esense combines:

  • OEM integration expertise
    Seamlessly integrated into new and existing product designs.
  • Intuitive drive assistance
    Integrated push sensors provide natural and effortless user control.
  • Proven technology
    35+ years of experience in real-world healthcare applications.
  • Engineering partnership
    Supporting your project from concept to production, including certification.

Let’s improve healthcare mobility together

Whether you are developing a new healthcare product or improving an existing design, our team is ready to help you explore the possibilities of powered mobility.

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