Hospitals & rehab
Bed-to-chair transfers, lateral moves, and in-bed boosting carry the highest spine loads in patient care. A suit worn all shift is there for the unplanned transfer, not just the scheduled one.
Industries
Built for the people who lift people.
Healthcare workers carry one of the heaviest musculoskeletal injury burdens of any U.S. workforce. Bexo brings back support to the moments lift equipment doesn’t reach.
Patient handling is heavy work.
59.6%
of 973 surveyed healthcare workers report a past work-related musculoskeletal disorder or pain.1
5×
the all-occupation rate of overexertion injuries for nursing assistants: 118 vs. 23 per 10,000 workers.2
7.0 kN
peak compression on the lower spine when moving a patient toward the head of a bed.3
82%
of patient handling injuries happened with no lift equipment in use. Lifts are used in about 21% of transfers.4
Where the need is greatest.
Wherever a person is moved by hand, the load lands on the caregiver’s lower back.
Assisted living
Apartment-style rooms rarely have ceiling lifts, and caregivers often transfer residents alone. Overexertion injuries run about 40% higher than in hospitals: 65 vs. 47 per 10,000 workers.2
EMS crews
Paramedics and EMTs lift and carry patients in homes, stairwells, and roadsides, where there is no lift equipment at all.6
Home caregivers
Family members and informal caregivers move loved ones every day, without training, equipment, or anyone to help.
Today’s options leave a gap.
Lift equipment
Effective when used, but stored away and slow to set up. It sits unused in most transfers.4
Lumbar belts
A 312-worker trial found no reduction in back pain or sick leave, and only 43% wore one even half the time.5
Rigid exoskeletons
Powerful, but heavy and bulky around patients, lines, and monitors, and fixed-profile passive suits can’t scale to patient weight.
Bexo is worn like a vest for the whole shift, weighs 0.75 kg in its passive form, and adds powered assistance only for the heaviest lifts.
Beyond healthcare
Anywhere backs do the lifting.
The same hardware applies, with little modification, to other labor-intensive work.
Manufacturing & automotive
Assembly lines and vehicle maintenance bays demand repeated bending and lifting all shift. The passive suit can be issued to line workers without restricting how they move.
Logistics & warehousing
Warehouse and 3PL teams can reduce lower-back strain across long shifts, without investing in costly automation or workflow redesigns.
Construction
Material handling on job sites means heavy, awkward lifts in changing conditions, far from any lift equipment.
Sports rehab & performance
Adjustable assistance lets athletic trainers set how much help the lower back gets, then step it down as an athlete returns to full training, with every rep logged.
Defense
Service members and support crews lift and carry heavy loads in the field, where a lightweight, low-profile suit matters most.
Ready to upgrade your workforce?
Bring injury prevention within reach. Contact our deployment team to discuss bringing Bexo to your facility.