Molnlycke Tortoise Turning and Positioning System Bariatric Large

Repositioning a patient effectively is one of the cornerstones of pressure injury (PI) prevention.  But repositioning your patients isn’t always as easy as it sounds – they can be heavy, frail, or both – so safety is critical to protect patients and you, the caregiver.

What if there was a way to move patients into the right therapeutic position with ease? A way to reduce the physical load when turning, while still enabling your expert hands to maneuver for the best position?

Now there is. The Mölnlycke^® Tortoise^® Turning and Positioning System is designed to make it easier for you to move patients safely into position with less physical exertion – and it’s proven to reduce caregiver back injuries related to patient turning and repositioning.

In more than one facility, staff not only reported a greater ability to turn and position patients safely off their sacrum and trochanter, but also the ability of the device to help maintain these positions. And it’s regarded by clinicians as easy to use.

The Tortoise system includes a positioning mat with a low-pressure air chamber designed to adapt to the patient by posit