By empowering patients to perform tasks that normally require assistance, the design offers significant improvements for patients and hospitals. The increased base stability encourages ambulation, speeding recovery and reducing bed sores. The features also meet the patient’s unglamorous daily needs: dual poles hold twice as many infusion pumps; the domed wheel base prevents cord tangling; telescoping poles, IV tube router, on-board power strip, and oxygen tank holder help busy nurses efficiently do their job.