Question 1

Can you name five ways your product outcompetes a Zinger/Zoomer power chair? How does app connectivity provide a real advantage in this market? Does it address a customer pain point?

Accepted Answer

Thanks for the question Jason. A direct comparison between Zinger/Zoomer (both of which have tiny drive wheels) and ABBY is like comparing apples to oranges. ABBY has a traditional manual chair form factor with push handles and 24 inch main drive wheels with push-rims, so for starters ABBY can be 1) pushed from behind, 2) self-propelled as a manual chair and 3) using our smart-pushrim technology also self-propelled with power-assist from the motors, in addition to driving as a full electric w...

Question 2

How much CONTINOUS battery life do your chairs currently provide and how long does EACH battery take to fully charge? Thanks. 5.Sept.2022

Accepted Answer

ABBY comes with ONE 36V10AH battery pack - the main pack goes into the armrest on the same side the controller is installed in (left or right, selected at time of ordering). The opposite armrest (non-controller side) has an empty cavity where a SECOND spare 36V10AH pack can be stored. Each pack takes 4.5 hours to charge fully from empty and when full provides around 25 miles of range for a 180lb user. If you are driving outdoors up steep hills the distance will be less and of course if you ar...

Question 3

What does the patent cover? Is this type of device covered by insurance? Is there an ICD code? Distribution: direct to consumer or have they signed contracts with medical supply companies? If direct to consumer, that would be an issue.

Accepted Answer

Hi Joseph - we're working on 5 provisionals that pertain to quick-release motors, brake actuation, the smart controller, and our implementation for smart-pushrim power-assist. We design & test to ISO7176 tho as a Personal Electric Vehicle, we're not intending ABBY for medical use /restricted to seated position out of the gate. Our roadmap does include class II clearance and we're working as if... but that's funding dependent. We are launching DTC with AFFIRM buy now pay later financing so...

Question 4

You are listed in the B2C group and the hardware group. Maybe you should try to get listed in the technology and the transportation group.

Accepted Answer

Thanks Benjamin - the team at WeFunder is making the changes! Great suggestion

Question 5

Good morning everyone. Why is the chair listed as a Personal Electric Vehicle and not as a medical device (wheelchair)? Is that because there isn’t an FDA Classification for the device yet? If so, how far along is the progress to win approval for any level? 11.Oct.22

Accepted Answer

Hi Martin thanks for the question. We design & test ABBY to ISO7176 standards for safety & performance and in the factory we are currently building we will have all the ramp, drop test, vibration test, test dummy and other equipment and each unit will be tested for conformity. We plan to launch ABBY as a Personal Electric Vehicle out of the gate however and pursue class II medical device clearance for a variant of ABBY in the future. We're maintaining the documentation we will need fo...

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