For Families After a Life-Changing Accident -Ceiling Lift Hoist

Our mission at MEDDO: to help older people, their families and those with limited mobility live with dignity, positivity, convenience and comfort — at home.

**The hardest part is not the body
— it is not being able to go back to how things were
Families of young people and children with sudden paraplegia have to learn an entire unfamiliar skill set overnight: how to transfer, how to turn someone in bed, how to prevent pressure sores, how to manage a catheter. Parents work by day and care by night, falling asleep on the sofa. Meanwhile the young person grows quieter with every lift, not wanting to see friends, not wanting to go into the living room.
What really robs a young person of confidence is rarely the inability to walk. It is losing the sense of taking part in their own life — no longer deciding where to go today, who to see, what to do. Rehabilitation was never only about the body. It is about becoming a person who is living again.

**Electric lifting — so love does not have to hurt
The MEDDO MD-T-200 home ceiling hoist mounts on the ceiling. Its electric lifting is smooth and quiet, with a standard load capacity of 200 kg (customisable to 250 kg). Either parent — even a grandparent — can complete a bed-to-wheelchair transfer alone. One family carer is enough to manage the whole routine. No more arguments about who can lift what, and no more waiting for the other parent to get home from work.
Just as importantly, the ceiling hoist makes going out simple again. A hospital follow-up used to mean a day of planning and two or three people on standby. Now the sling is attached, the button is pressed, and the journey from bedroom to front door is a smooth glide.

** XY Track Layout — To the Balcony for Fresh Air, to the Living Room for Family Life
The MD-T-200 supports XY track layouts with a switching device, linking the corners of the home into one network. In the sling, your child can glide from the bedroom into the living room, sitting among the family to watch a match or share dinner. On a bright afternoon they can go out to the balcony and look at the trees and the sky. The distance disappears, and family life has a place for them again. For them, this is not being moved — it is taking part.

** Rebuilding a positive, confident outlook
Psychological recovery often starts with something very small: they press the button themselves and choose to go to the living room today, rather than being returned to bed. In the sling they stay seated, steady and composed. They are not scooped up in someone's arms, and they do not have to watch a carer's strained expression. That sense of control grows back, little by little.
We have seen this in many families: once transfers stop exhausting everyone, the laughter comes back into the house. Rehabilitation is a long road, but at home, at least, they can live like an ordinary young person.

** Sling-Swap Door Passage — Between Rooms Without Removing Door Frames
From the bedroom to the living room, from the living room to the bathroom, there is always a door frame in between. The MD-T-200 track does not need to pass through it: at the threshold the carer swaps the sling to the other side and the person passes safely through, never leaving the sling and never being lifted twice. No door frames removed, no existing decorating damaged, and a clean, tidy installation. For a family that has just been through an upheaval, less disruption means more peace of mind.

** Universal Pulley Module — Keep the Tracks You Already Have
If your home already has ceiling tracks from another brand, switching brands means stripping out the old track and starting again — in both cost and disruption. MEDDO's universal pulley module can be custom-integrated so the MD-T-200 hoist works on the existing tracks, avoiding expensive renovation. For a family that has just been through an upheaval, a premium ceiling hoist at the smallest possible cost means one less disruption, and a little more peace of mind.

** Simple installation that does not disturb the home
The track is fixed to a concrete ceiling with screw anchors — no special reinforcement, and no floor space taken, so wheelchairs, walking frames and family footsteps all pass freely. The hoist itself is detachable, portable and compact, and can be adapted if you move house or your circumstances change. MEDDO supplies layout drawings, fixing-point documentation and installation video tutorials with every order, and our engineers can provide remote technical guidance to your local contractor.

** What the MD-T-200 Brings to Your Family
•Electric lifting — smooth, quiet, one person completes every transfer
•Standard load capacity 200 kg (customisable to 250 kg)
•Detachable, portable and compact — no floor space taken
•XY track layout with switching device — whole-home coverage
•Sling-swap door passage — no door-frame removal between rooms
•Universal pulley module — compatible with existing tracks, lower modification costs
•Screw-anchor fixing, simple installation, remote technical support
•CE / ISO 13485 / ISO 10535 / IEC 60601 fully certified

** The Full MEDDO Ceiling Hoist Range
•MD-T-200 — the portable, affordable model for private homes. Installs without structural changes.
•CL100 — daily care, patient transfer and early rehabilitation for hospitals and care homes.
•CL100-C — purpose-built for rehabilitation centres and gait training.
Find Out More

Bring them back to the heart of the home after the accident. Contact MEDDO for full details on the MD-T-200 and a free track layout design for your home.