Liftseat Corporation

What Liftseat Corporation does

LiftSeat Corporation, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, designs, manufactures, and sells powered toilet lifts and bedside commodes that reduce fall risk and caregiver burden during toileting transfers. The company targets two primary end markets: homecare consumers with mobility impairments and institutional healthcare buyers including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, long-term care facilities, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its product portfolio spans the Independence I, II, and IV home models differentiated by user height and weight capacity (the IV supports users up to 400 lbs), the LS450 and LS750 healthcare models, the All-Purpose Chair integrating the lift mechanism into a broader mobility chair, and a range of accessories including a unique integrated bidet attachment that no competitor offers on a powered toilet lift.

The company's core technology is the patented LiftTek™ Core Assistive Technology, an electromechanical lift system that mimics the natural sit-to-stand motion and reduces the physical force required for toileting transfers. Products feature dual motion paths (arcing and straight vertical), configurable seat height, handlebar width, and weight capacity, and a heavy-duty electric motor designed for silent, long-life operation. All units are manufactured in an ISO-certified, FDA-registered medical device facility in Michigan, which the company uses to differentiate itself from competitors that resell imported lifts.

LiftSeat operates a hybrid go-to-market: direct-to-consumer e-commerce and toll-free phone sales for homecare buyers, combined with direct enterprise sales and on-site product demonstrations for healthcare institutions. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales (Independence I at $1,399, with higher-priced IV and LS-series units and accessories sold separately), with volume discounts for institutional buyers and reimbursement potential under HCPCS Code E-0172 for the VA and certain private insurers. The company is privately held, founder/management-owned with no disclosed venture capital or private equity backing, and operates with a 1-10 employee team.

Name

Liftseat Corporation

Legal name

LiftSeat Corporation

Website

https://liftseat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LiftSeat Corporation manufactures patented powered toilet lifts and bedside commodes that reduce fall risk during toileting transfers, serving homecare consumers and U.S. healthcare facilities including the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Assistive Mobility Devices

NAICS

Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing (333921)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Patient Lifts, Transfer & Safe Handling Equipment (Hoists, Slings, Transfer Boards) (HLAHAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospital Bed, Lift & Transfer Equipment (Beds, Hoyer Lifts, Slings) (HSABAKAF)

Keywords

• Powered toilet lifts
• Assistive mobility devices
• Patient handling equipment
• Bathroom safety solutions
• Bariatric commode lifts

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Brook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Powered Toilet Lift Sales: Sale of powered toilet lifts including Independence I, II, and IV models with various weight capacities and features.
2. Accessories and Add-ons: Sale of accessories including big button hand controllers, footswitches, backrests, commode buckets, retractable handlebars, and bidet attachments.
3. Custom Modifications: Customization services for units to fit unique user body sizes and living situations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LiftSeat Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells powered toilet lifts that use its patented LiftTek Core Assistive Technology to reduce physical force required for sit-to-stand toileting transfers. The company offers separate product lines for homecare consumers (Independence I, II, and IV) and institutional healthcare settings (LS450 and LS750), with optional accessories including the only integrated washing bidet on the market.

Product overview

Liftseat Corporation manufactures powered toilet lifts for homecare and healthcare settings. The product lineup includes three models of the Independence series (I, II, and IV) differentiated by user height and weight capacity, plus the LS450 and LS750 for healthcare facilities. All models use the patented LiftTek Core Assistive Technology to assist with the sit-to-stand motion. The portfolio also includes an All-Purpose Chair integrating the lift technology for broader mobility applications. Optional accessories include a unique bidet feature (the only toilet lift with this capability), hand controllers, commode buckets, and adjustable handlebars. Products are available for home use, healthcare facilities, and bedside applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LiftTek: Patented core assistive technology that reduces physical force necessary to support the sit-to-stand motion path for toileting

Products and services

• LiftSeat Independence I Toilet Lift Powered toilet lift designed for shorter home users (under 5'5"), with 17-inch seating height, 315 lb capacity, 9-inch lift range, and virtually silent electric motor controlled by handheld controller. Base homecare model.
• LiftSeat Independence II Toilet Lift Powered toilet lift for home users taller than 5'5" and up to 265 lbs, with 18.5" seating height, 23" width, and adjustable handlebar widths of 20 or 24 inches. Features the patented LiftTek Core Assistive Technology and fits 98% of bathroom spaces.
• LiftSeat Independence IV Toilet Lift Bariatric-powered toilet lift for home users up to 400 lbs with a 450 lb weight capacity, integrating the same powered LiftTek lift technology with enhanced structural support.
• LiftSeat All-Purpose Chair
• LiftSeat LS450 Healthcare Toilet Lift Powered toilet lift designed for healthcare facilities to support Safe Patient Handling and fall prevention programs. Delivers safe, stable toilet transfer assistance with wheels for room-to-room mobility and bedside commode use.
• LiftSeat LS750 Healthcare Toilet Lift High-capacity powered toilet lift for healthcare settings with enhanced weight capacity, supporting Safe Patient Handling programs and eliminating unnecessary manual transfers from bedside to bathroom.
• LiftSeat Bidet Option Optional electronic bidet attachment for LiftSeat powered toilet lifts providing hands-free cleaning. LiftSeat is the only toilet lift manufacturer offering a fully functional washing bidet option.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fits 98% of bathroom spaces
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Vive Health: Vive Health is a direct-to-consumer DME brand selling mobility aids, bathroom safety, and rehabilitation products online. It overlaps with LiftSeat on home-use toileting and mobility needs, competing primarily on price and convenience through e-commerce.
• Stander: Stander focuses on mobility aids and aging-in-place products for the home, including bed rails, transfer poles, and bathroom safety items. It targets a similar home-care consumer with overlapping fall-prevention and independence use cases, though without a powered toilet lift focus.
• Platinum Health Supply: Platinum Health Supply distributes bathroom safety and mobility products, including raised toilet seats and commodes, to institutional and retail channels. It is comparable to LiftSeat on the home and facility toileting-aids category, though it does not focus on powered lifts.

Broad incumbents

• Medline Industries: Medline is one of the largest privately held medical supply manufacturers and distributors, with a broad portfolio that includes patient care, hygiene, and mobility products for hospitals and long-term care. It is comparable to LiftSeat as a key channel and contract supplier into the same healthcare facilities.
• Carex Health Brands: Carex is a large, established DME and home health aids brand offering bathroom safety products, mobility aids, and daily living accessories. It competes with LiftSeat on the retail side of bathroom safety and aging-in-place, even though it does not focus exclusively on powered toilet lifts.
• Arjo: Arjo specializes in patient handling and hygiene solutions for hospitals and long-term care, including lifts and transfer equipment. It competes most directly with LiftSeat's LS450/LS750 healthcare line on safe-patient-handling programs in facilities.
• Hillrom (Baxter): Hillrom, now part of Baxter, supplies hospital beds, patient lifts, and safe-handling systems to acute and post-acute care facilities. It is comparable to LiftSeat on the institutional safe-patient-handling side, with a much larger installed base and broader portfolio.
• Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare: Drive is one of the largest U.S. DME manufacturers, with a broad portfolio that includes bathroom safety, patient handling, and mobility products. It serves many of the same home-care and institutional customers as LiftSeat and can bundle powered lifts with other DME in institutional contracts.
• Invacare: Invacare is a long-established global DME manufacturer with products in mobility, patient handling, and bathroom safety for institutional and homecare markets. It overlaps with LiftSeat in long-term care and home-use toileting/mobility solutions at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Dignity Lifts: Dignity Lifts is the most direct head-to-head competitor to LiftSeat, manufacturing and selling powered toilet lift solutions for both home and assisted-living users. It targets the same customer pain points — sit-to-stand toileting assistance and fall prevention — with a similar product-and-accessory model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/LiftSeat/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/liftseat4home

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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