Drive Medical PLA418RBDFA Viper Plus GT Full Reclining Wheelchair with Detachable Full Arms, Black

Excellent drive mobility product.Just upgraded from transporter to this reclining model. It is very comfortable and makes trips around the block or just in front of the TV comfortable for my family member. Helps make our home comfortable for the long run.

This chair is excellent. It is very well designed. The designers have thought of everything on this chair. Has all the features that can be provided in a wheel chair. Very comfortable also. This chair was worth the purchase. I used it for my elderly Mother and she was always very comfortable in it. It is large, so needed an SUV to transport it.

Good chair, but a very misleading photo. As another reviewer stated, and I did not see until now, the tires/wheels are a hard material and not the inflatable tires you see in the photo. This has a huge effect on ride quality going over anything but a very smooth surface. I don't know if these can be swapped out.....

Reasonable price mom loves it!

I purchased this recently for my father after using a similar reclining wheelchair while he was staying at a rehab facility. He is currently bed bound, and has to transferred between the chair and bed with an electric lift and sling. He is semi-reclined when lifted in the sling and the reclining back of this chair allows us to place him in the chair without any risk of the chair tipping or him sliding out. It is also much more comfortable allowing him to stay out of bed for more of the day. Dad is 5'11" and 190 lbs, so I bought the 20" wide chair. Their house has 32" interior doors and a 90 degree turn from the hallway into their bedroom, it takes some careful maneuvering to make the turn so the chair is aligned with the door opening, it squeezes through with about 3/4 an inch on either side.I've only come across two things I dislike about the chair. The first is the ease of use of the reclining function. It's actually too easy to lower the seat back in my opinion. I'd suggest some sort of push button lock be added to the release levers so someone who's mistook them for brakes doesn't accidentally drop the back when they're not expecting it. Mom did that at the rehab facility and nearly dumped Dad out of the chair.The second thing issue is that the lower leg/foot supports stop short of lowering to fully vertical. They're adjustable from fully horizontal down to about 15 degrees from vertical. That plus a few degrees of back recline makes the chair long and requires extra care be taken to avoid running his toes into things while maneuvering him about.

My husband loves his new wheelchair. It's everything we hoped it would be. The seat is nice and wide so he doesn't feel cramped and has room for even the largest jacket or blanket when he needs them. The Recline feature helps a lot because he can't sit upright on his own and he doesn't feel like he's going to tumble out and he can rest his head back. I've also been able to take him to the theater again. The combination of recliner, adjustable foot rests and extended head rest allow him to enjoy things he hasn't been able to in comfort. He's had many compliments on his chair. For me, the chair has made transporting him much easier. The higher wheel locks are much more convenient to reach from the back without having to maneuver around the chair in tighter spaces like elevators. The chair collapses easily and still fits in the trunk of my car. I would definitely recommend this chair to anyone who has difficulty sitting up straight or holding their head up for extended periods.

Nice chair but for one thing that is a serious issue. When my mom sits in this chair, her arms extend out past the chair arms and rest on top of the parking brake handles. If she lifts herself up on her arms to change positions she bears down on the brake handles releasing the brakes. I tried to reposition the handles down to clear her arms but then the brakes can't be set. I'm sure that she's not the only one to have her arms out past the chair arms. We haven't thought much about this problem until now. What if we are on a slope and she drops something. I stop, set brakes and then turn around to retrieve the item. She pushes down to shift positions, releases the brakes and off she goes. This needs to be addressed now.

A really nice wheelchair but the foot rests are too long for my wife. Chatted with a rep at Drive corporate, and he said he would collaborate with the team and get back to me. Of course he never did. I’m using leg rests from an old transport chair I have.