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Atom: Modular seating system for users 6 months - 4 years

Modern, child centred styling combined with a comprehensive range of support options make Atom the ideal seating system to give children with additional postural needs the right amount of support to develop correct seating posture and function.

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Penelope's Story

Over the years, Penelope and her family have particularly struggled to find appropriate adaptive chairs that could support her needs and still enable involvement in home and school activities. Thankfully, two seating systems made by Jenx have been there to provide this support, growing with Penelope along the way: The Atom and Junior+!
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Lucas' Story

Lucas isn’t defined by his disability, and he is showing the world that with the right support in place he can develop all his skills. With the loving support of his family and the professionals around him, and a little bit a facilitation from assistive technology, he is now making brilliant progress with his sitting ability and other functions. One of his helpers during his development has been the Jenx Atom chair!
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Product Features and Benefits

From a simple contoured pad through to our innovative Multigrip™ Head Supports Jenx offer a number of solutions that adapt to changing head positioning needs and give confidence that should a child’s condition change there will be a solution within the standard Jenx range

Head Positioning

All trunk positioning accessories are optional and are intended to offer just the right level of support. Consider the High-Rise Thoracic Support Pads where minimal lateral prompting is required or combine these with one of our Waistcoat Harness’s to provide complete proximal support. The High-Rise Flexible Thoracic Support Pads work like a pair of hands to mimic the feel and control of holding a child in a corrected position and come in a number of different lengths to accommodate children of different body shapes.

Trunk Positioning

With a number of different control options windsweeping, abduction and adduction can be easily influenced or controlled using our standard leg positioning accessories. Consider using the Leg Positioning Pads in conjunction with the Fixed Angle Simple Footplate and Sandals to create an abducted leg position to aid with promoting good hip health.

Alternatively use the easy to attach Long Leg Sitting Board to provide either a more stable platform of support for the upper body in children with small femoral length or to promote a good hamstring stretch.

Leg Positioning

Recognising the importance of effective foot positioning the Atom has the choice of two different footplate options. Use either the Fixed Angle Simple Footplate which offers a wider platform for seating in abduction or the Angle Adjustable Flip-away Footplate with angle control for children who require plantar or dorsi flexion control.

The child’s feet can then be precisely positioned using a number of standard accessories, Sandals, Sandals with Ankle Snugs and not forgetting our innovative Booties which offer gentle positioning for the smallest of feet. Alternatively where such precise positioning isn’t needed consider using the comfortable padded Footplate Pad.

Foot Positioning

Use the Y base (now available in 3 colours) where you want the ultimate access to your environment, low enough to access nursery (kindergarten) height tables and high enough to comfortably sit at the dining table or breakfast bar at home.

All height adjustment is done with our safe and simple foot operated pump mechanism. Consider utilising the wide range of tilt-in-space and setting the seat the best height for each transfer in and out of the product to maximise safe transfers for everyone.

Even our simple bases come in two different heights to offer the best access to the required environment, Low for peer group interaction at home or nursery (kindergarten) and High for interacting with adults at the dining table – both offer tilt-in-space for easier transfers and supporting tired heads.

Height Adjustment

No more hunting around for the right sized Allen key or wrench! Simply loosen wing knobs or operate the button release mechanisms to make those fine tune adjustments that make Atom the easiest to use seating system on the market. An ideal solution in multi-user environments, with Atom quickly and easily adjusted between different children.

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Accessories

Head | Trunk | Pelvis | Leg | Foot | Base

Head

The original and innovative Jenx Multigrip™ headrest is available in 3 sizes for all Jenx seating systems. All Jenx Multigrip™ head supports have a choice of various highly flexible fixing brackets, all of which give adjustment for height, depth and angle.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

Multigrip Head Rest

A simple headrest offering mild mid-line contouring for children who require minimal head support.

Contoured Head Rest

Trunk

Comes as standard with the Atom seat unit, a removable back pad to provide room for growth made from wipe-clean antimicrobial fabric.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

Upper Back Pad

Comes as standard with the Atom seat unit, a comfortable, contoured back pad made from antimicrobial fabric for easy cleaning.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

Contoured Back Pad

A 50mm backpad to reduce the seat depth for smaller children. Simply attach by hook and loop fastener into place behind the standard 25mm back pad – easily removed when no longer needed.

Back Pad Infill

Comfort style shoulder protractors to encourage a functional mid-line hand position and prevent excessive retraction. Completely flip-away when not required. Independently adjustable for width and angle.

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Shoulder Protractors

These short, slim trunk support pads are made from flexible and hygienic PU. There is a single handed push button flip away action on all supports and they are independently adjustable for height and width. Can be offset to brace a scoliosis or accommodate other skeletal deformities.

High-Rise Thoracic Support Pads

Available in a range of sizes (short/standard/long), these slimline and super flexible support pads (with straps) are designed to provide outstanding positioning with comfort in mind. All sizes feature single handed flip-away action and are independently adjustable for height and width to ensure maximum trunk control.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

Flexible Thoracic Support Pads

Provides additional trunk support to children with low tone. An innovative zip system allows for easy access to gastrostomy feed tubes, with outer surface made from wipe-clean fabric.

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Waistcoat Harness

Available in white or grey and provided as a pair, the armrests are independently adjustable for height and angle. Clear markings make it easy to set the armrests at the correct height. Armrests are required for using a tray.

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Armrests

Provide a soft top for the armrest cover for when the tray option is not required. Easily removed for times when tray is required.

Available in blue, pink, green, red or yellow.

Armrest Covers

A useful surface for work, feeding or play, made from antimicrobial plastic providing a hygienic and easy to clean surface. Contrasting tray edging gives a definitive boundary particularly useful for children with visual impairments and is also raised to allow toys or other items to be securely fastened in place. It’s also available with reduced cut-out for babies and small children.
NB: Suction toys, anchors or grab bars will not work with this tray – to use these items with the Atom please see the Nursery Tray Infill.

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Nursery Tray

Available in a range of sizes (short/standard/long), these slimline and super flexible support pads (with straps) are designed to provide outstanding positioning with comfort in mind. All sizes feature single handed flip-away action and are independently adjustable for height and width to ensure maximum trunk control.

Nursery Tray Infill

Provides total surface padding for the tray, ideal for users who are prone to injuring their arms on support surfaces.

Nursery Tray Full Padding

Great for providing a comfortable resting surface for elbows, padding half of the tray closest to the user.

Nursery Tray Half Padding

Used to encourage arms into a midline position and/or to block excessive retraction.

Nursery Tray Elbow Blocks

Great for encouraging head control and hand/eye co-ordination. Easy to attach and adjust. Comes with two clips for attaching toys or other items.

Activity Frame

Perfect for children who need to fix one hand to increase functionality.

Grab Bar

Removable and machine washable covers for the seat and back upholstery. These covers give a fabric point of contact on the seat rather than wipe clean vinyl, giving more choice of comfort to the user depending on their climate without removing the convenience of an easy to clean upholstery.

Washable Covers

Pelvis

Simply attach into place by hook and loop fastener to give additional lumbar support.

Lumbar Pad

Included as standard with the Atom seat unit. Adjustable in height, width and angle, ideal for promoting an abducted seating posture if required.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

Adjustable Flip-away Hip Guides

Provides additional pelvis control by allowing a more tailored pelvic position. Use in conjunction with the Lumbar Pad to ensure an anterior tilt on the pelvis.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

4 Point Lap Strap

Dual lapstrap with the additional safety of a groin harness. Ideal for smaller users.

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3 Point Lap Strap

Leg

Perfect for controlling leg positioning. Each leg is guttered in a soft, adjustable cup which can be adjusted for width and angle. Ideal for controlling windsweeping or creating an abducted seating position.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

 

Leg Control Pads

Easily attached and removed with just 2 wing knobs, the Long Leg Sitting Board can be used permanently or intermittently for very young children or those needing hamstring stretch. Adjustable support blocks attach by hook and loop fastener. All other settings remain unchanged making the change from regular to long leg sitting quick and easy.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

 

Long-leg Sitting Board

The abduction block is ideal for creating a separation between the knees to prevent abduction.

Abduction Block

Foot

Effortlessly flips away to aid in transfers. Ideal for where plantar or dorsi flexion accommodation is required.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

Adjustable Flip-away Footplate

A simple, yet effective footplate which allows the sandals to be positioned further apart for abduction when using the leg control pad accessory.

Fixed Angle Simple Footplate

Attach to the footplate to give a softer surface for children who don’t need more structured foot positioning.

Footplate Pad

Available in 2 sizes, sandals are ideal for positioning feet where a firmer hold on the foot is required, Jenx sandals are interchangeable across the entire range of Jenx seating and standing products.

Click here to watch instructional fitting & adjustment video. 

Sandals

An optional foot accessory to the standard sandal, the Ankle Snug offers a unique magnetic buckle fastening mechanism, which can be operated single handed.

Ankle Snugs

Booties provide gentle and comfortable support for tiny feet even without shoes. They are soft and padded with no fiddly straps, press studs or buckles.

Booties

Available for every size of Jenx sandals, the raising block kits give the sandals extra height where needed! Use to accommodate for leg length discrepancy or use to raise the height of the footplate on any product to maximise the available growth.
NB: One kit needed per individual sandal.

Sandal Raising Blocks

Base

The grey Jenx Wooden High Base for the Atom seating system offers fixed height seating (550mm) which is compact, economical and stylish. It features lockable swivel castors and tilt-in-space 20° posterior.

Locking the Castors – Click here to watch instructional video. 

 

Wooden High Base

The grey Jenx Wooden Low Base for the Atom seating system offers fixed height seating (400mm) which is compact, economical and stylish. It features lockable swivel castors and tilt-in-space 20° posterior.

Locking the Castors – Click here to watch instructional video. 

Wooden Low Base

The most flexible base in the Jenx range, the Y-Base offers a height range of 285-750mm alongside tilt-in-space functionality and lockable, swivel castors. Tilt-in-space 30° posterior – 10° anterior. Available in white, grey or black.

Height Adjustment – Click here to watch instructional video. 

Locking the Castors – Click here to watch instructional video. 

Y Base

A compact, robust and cost effective base with high-low and tilt-in-space functionality. With lockable, swivel castors and a height range of 375-545mm. Tilt-in-space 30° – 10° prone.

Locking the Castors – Click here to watch instructional video. 

Black X-Base

The white based version of the X-Base offers a higher height range of 425-625mm, meaning it can now allow children to engage with family members and friends at dining table height with ease. Tilt-in-space 30° – 10° prone.

Locking the Castors – Click here to watch instructional video. 

White X-Base