Veterans can now Stand, Walk, and Live More Independently

Executive Summary

Zeen by Exokinetics is a patented mobility device that creates a new category between a wheelchair and a walker. Traditional wheelchairs provide seated mobility, but often keep people low, passive, and socially separated from eye-level interaction. Walkers and rollators encourage upright movement, but they do not lift the user from sitting to standing and may not provide enough continuous support for people who struggle with balance, endurance, or fear of falling. Zeen is designed for the person who wants more than a place to sit: it helps them sit, stand, walk, coast, and rest with support in the same device.

The core differentiator is Zeen’s motor-free assisted sit-to-stand lift combined with continuous support from its specialized seat, belt, and frame. Using proprietary gas-spring technology rather than motors or batteries, Zeen can help raise a user from a seated position to full standing while keeping them supported throughout the transition. Once upright, the user propels the device under their own power, using their legs for movement and the Zeen for stability, confidence, and rest when needed. This design promotes upright posture, weight bearing, and active mobility without requiring the user to rely on powered drive systems.

For the Zeen user, the benefits are practical, physical, and social. Zeen fills a critical gap between traditional mobility devices, helping Veterans maintain independence, confidence, and quality of life by enabling safe, supported upright mobility while reducing the fear of falling. It enables eye-level engagement with family, friends, caregivers, and clinicians; improves access to counters, tables, and daily environments; and can allow for hands-free interaction once the user is comfortable and properly fitted. For active-minded people facing declining mobility due to age, chronic disease, injury, or disability, Zeen offers a path toward greater independence, freedom of movement, dignity, and a healthier active lifestyle.

Zeen Devices in the VA Medical System

Zeen was added to the VA FSS in July 2025.

VA Physical Therapists understand that the Zeen is not intended to create walking ability where none exists. It is intended to augment current capability. For the right candidate, that support can make walking, standing, and activity feel more achievable, less intimidating, and more sustainable over time.

How the Zeen Works

Feature overview: assisted lift, handlebars/brakes, seatbelt, swiveling seat, footrests, caster locks, push handles, and folding frame.

Product form factor and storage: Zeen folds to 11 in. wide, opens to 25.2 in. wide, and uses four swivel casters for a 45 in. turning diameter.

Core Modes of Use

Ideal Zeen Candidate

Zeen is designed for people who are considering or already using an assistive device because of balance, strength, endurance limitations, or fear of falling, but who still have enough capacity to participate in standing and walking. It is especially relevant when the goal is not simply transportation, but continued activity, independence, and confidence.

Benefits for Individuals, Families, and Professionals

Zeen may be used by individuals seeking more independent mobility, families who want a safer and more active way to support participation, and medical or assistive-technology professionals who want a tool for progressive training. The one-handed control option expands accessibility for users who have moderate strength and dexterity in at least one hand, and may also be useful in therapy settings. Improved mobility can benefit mood and mental well-being and delay the need for a wheelchair.

Veterans’ Success with the Zeen

Recommended Next Steps

• Contact a Zeen representative to train clinicians and staff on Zeen device and patient application: 833-367-9336 or GoZeen.com.
• Screen for candidacy using mobility, medical stability, stand-over height, weight, grip, cognition, and environment.
• Fit the device carefully: confirm lift setting, maximum height setting, seatbelt position, and user comfort before progressing.
• Start with guided familiarization. Emphasize short sessions, safe surfaces, foot contact with the floor, brake awareness, and confidence-building repetitions.
• Use professionals or trained helpers when mobility level, transfer ability, balance, cognition, or environment creates additional risk.

Source: Zeen by Exokinetics Device Training Document v1, Document Revision 1, published August 2024. Market data current as of July 2026. This white paper is a high-level introduction and is not a substitute for full device training, fitting, safety, and maintenance materials.