Visionstar EC-100

Chair replacement without column replacement is the primary case, and it is the mirror of buying a column without seating. Upholstery, lift mechanisms and rotation bearings wear on their own schedule, and a practice with a serviceable instrument stand and a tired chair should be able to replace the tired part alone. Supplied separately, this is that purchase.

UK installations benefit from the voltage specification more than the figure suggests. Nearly every ophthalmic unit sold into this market publishes a dual specification and ships configured for one of the two, which has to be established at order and confirmed in writing — and occasionally is not. A chair stating 230V ±10% removes the question entirely.

Wheelchair transfers are served by the 460 mm minimum, below standard wheelchair seat height, so the move is lateral rather than upward — which matters for the patient and for staff handling assessments alike.

Multi-instrument rooms suit the ±60° rotation, since a patient can be turned toward a second device without the chair being repositioned or equipment wheeled around a seated person.

Patients who cannot recline are accommodated by the backrest being published as a 90° to 135° range rather than a maximum, so the upright end is known to be genuinely upright.

Two things need requesting before ordering. Upholstery material and finish are unpublished, which bears on durability under daily use and on which cleaning agents are safe — an unsuitable product does visible damage. And no footrest dimension appears in the specification although the illustration shows one fitted, which matters for patients of smaller stature whose seated stability depends on it.

Specified for UK mains, not adapted to it

Two hundred and thirty volts ±10% states the supply outright, where nearly every unit in this catalogue publishes a dual specification and leaves the shipped configuration to be confirmed.

One less thing to get wrong at order

Dual-voltage equipment is routinely shipped set for one market. Removing that from the purchase removes a failure that only shows up on delivery.

Below wheelchair seat height

Four hundred and sixty millimetres puts the minimum beneath a standard wheelchair, so transfer is a lateral move rather than a lift — better for the patient and for staff handling.

The patient turns, not the equipment

One hundred and twenty degrees of rotation from a fixed base presents a patient to a second instrument without wheeling anything around a seated person.

A backrest published as a range

Ninety to 135 degrees tells you the upright end is genuinely upright as well as how far it reclines, which matters for patients who cannot lean back.

Head position set to the patient

A pillow adjusting up to 150 mm accommodates different neck lengths through sustained slit lamp work, where a fixed headrest suits one person.

Light enough to position without a lift

Sixty kilograms on a 700 × 900 mm footprint means a practice can place it, and move it later, without specialist equipment.

A stated loading figure

One hundred and fifty kilograms published, which is what allows an accessibility question to be answered with something better than an assumption.

230V ±10% input

The chair is specified for a single supply voltage with a ±10% tolerance, rather than a dual 110V/220V arrangement.

±60° chair rotation

The chair rotates 60° either side of centre, giving 120° of total patient orientation from a fixed base.

460–600 mm lift

The chair works between 460 and 600 mm, the minimum sitting below standard wheelchair seat height.

150 kg loading

Rated loading is published at 150 kg.

≤150 mm pillow lift

The pillow adjusts up to 150 mm, setting head position to the patient.

90°–135° backrest obliquity

The backrest sets between fully upright and 45° past it, published as a range rather than a single maximum.

140 W engine power

Drive power is 140 W, on a 5 A 250 V fuse.

700 × 900 × 1400 mm

The chair occupies 700 × 900 mm of floor at 1400 mm high.

60 kg weight

The chair weighs 60 kg, light enough to position without specialist lifting.

The Visionstar EC-100 is an ophthalmic chair supplied on its own, and its electrical line settles something the rest of this catalogue leaves open: 230V ±10%, stated outright. Nearly every ophthalmic unit sold into the UK publishes a dual 110V/220V specification, and dual-voltage equipment is routinely shipped configured for one market — a question that has to be raised at order, confirmed in writing, and occasionally is not. A chair specified for the UK supply as it actually is, with a tolerance band covering normal variation, removes that from the purchase. The mechanical specification matches the seating on the fuller units here: ±60° rotation giving 120° of orientation, a 460 to 600 mm lift whose minimum sits below standard wheelchair seat height, 150 kg published loading, a pillow adjusting to 150 mm, and a backrest given as a 90° to 135° range rather than a maximum. At 60 kg it can be positioned without specialist lifting, and it suits a practice replacing a chair while keeping a serviceable column. Two things to request: upholstery material and finish are unpublished, which bears on durability and cleaning agents, and no footrest dimension appears despite one being illustrated. Medigear.uk supplies the EC-100 into the UK with pre-despatch functional inspection and documentation review. Contact the Medigear.uk team for current pricing, quantity quotations, upholstery options, or bespoke configuration enquiries.