WonderHip - bfu certified hip protectors

For a hip protector to be good and functinal, it must meet a series of demands. These demands are issued by the authorities of the different markets, and in Europe it is bfu in Switzerland that counts.

At bfu (Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung) in Switzerland they test everything from trampolines to knitting pins to see if they are safe for the public to use.

Bfu has built a model of a human hip, which has an array of technical sensors and devices to measure the energy that transverses the cushion (in a simulated fall), and thus can afflict the body. The limits of how much energy a hip bone can receive without fracturing has been established (elsewhere), and all hip protectors must yield lower values to pass the test.

The protectors are tested against a set of specifications to their energy absorption and pressure distributing properties. Also, the device must wear comfortably, initiating high compliance. And it should be almost invisible, and of course, wash and wear like ordinary underwear.In Europe it seems like “everybody” alludes to the bfu-certificate and the EMPA test (as is the name of the testing organization) when it comes to “good or poor” hip protection.

WonderHip has been tested – and passed. We are very proud of this, as there are only a few protectors that have passed the tests at bfu.