Dressing hook for opening and closing zippers

High quadriplegics can use this dressing hook with customized jeans to drain the urine bag without assistance

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Dressing hook hooked into the zippers keyring

Rounded wood rod with a hook on one end is used to open the zipper on customized jeans, in order to reach the urine bag see associated tip.

Purchased from
In Sweden suppliers such as keepon.se or reumashop.se (last checked April 2020)

Paid for by
Local government

Whose idea
Ida Lindhé, occupational therapist

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Author: Anonym 1

Personen bor ihop med fru och barn i villa. Han arbetar deltid. Han skadade sig 1975 och har en hög tetraplegi (C5). Genom hand-kirurgi fick han bättre greppfunktion i båda händer. Han har personlig assistans 7 timmar om dagen. (Avliden 2024)

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Type of disability

High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

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