Special Tomato CatchUp Chair
The Special Tomato CatchUp Chair is rated for a child up to 250 lb, per Special Tomato. Height and depth adjustable wheeled chair with a metal frame, push handle, and 5 in casters. The maker lists a 250 lb user weight maximum.
- 250 lbMax weight
- 75 lbWeighs
- Through a dealerOrdered
How the CatchUp Chair stacks up
Against the 26 adaptive seats, bath, and toileting systems we track. The shaded band is where the middle half of them fall; the dot is this one.
Above the typical range for adaptive seats, bath, and toileting systems (55 lb to 130 lb).
What sets the CatchUp Chair apart
Measured against the 26 adaptive seats, bath, and toileting systems we compare, from each maker's published specs.
- Highest weight limitof the 13 adaptive seats, bath, and toileting systems with it published: 250 lb
Next to its closest matches
- Special Tomato Multi-Positioning Seat (MPS)Next to it, the CatchUp Chair is 120 lb higher limit.
- Special Tomato Hi-Low Seating SystemNext to it, the CatchUp Chair is 120 lb higher limit.
How to get it, in the maker's words
| Where it's sold | Through a medical equipment (DME) dealer, per the maker |
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Size and fit, per Special Tomato
| Sizes | Single adjustable chair; Soft-Touch Sitter and Liner sizes sold as options |
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| Max weight | 250 lb |
Listed features
- Wide range of seat, back and footrest adjustments listed
- Fabric parts are removable and washable
- 2 year warranty
Worth checking
- Heavy at 75 lb
Where to buy the CatchUp Chair
Usually ordered through a medical equipment dealer with a prescription. Ask your child's doctor or therapist and your insurer (Medicaid covers medically necessary equipment for children under 21).
- Check for recalls: Search the agency's recall list with the model number and date code from the label: CPSC recall search.
Full specs
| Special Tomato CatchUp Chair | |
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| Type | Adaptive seat, bath, or toileting system |
| How to get it (maker) | Usually through a medical equipment dealer with a prescription |
| Model number | st-catchup-chair |
| Max. weight | 250 lb |
| Sizes | Single adjustable chair; Soft-Touch Sitter and Liner sizes sold as options |
| Product weight | 75 lb |
| Dimensions | Overall footprint 28.5 W x 37 L; height 42 to top of seatback |
| Material | Metal frame; removable washable fabric parts; Soft-Touch liners described as latex-free and anti-microbial |
| Care | Frame can be wiped clean; seat and back pads, pelvic belt and trunk harness are removable and washable |
Compare the CatchUp Chair with
How each closest rival differs from the CatchUp Chair, from the makers' specs.
- Special TomatoSoft-Touch SitterCompare side by side
- Special TomatoMulti-Positioning Seat (MPS)130 lb limit
- 120 lb lower limit
- Special TomatoHi-Low Seating System130 lb limit
- 120 lb lower limit
- Special TomatoRecliner Support SystemCompare side by side
CatchUp Chair: questions answered
From Special Tomato's published specs, last checked 2026-11-04.
What are the Special Tomato CatchUp Chair's limits?
Per the maker: up to 250 lb. Sizes: Single adjustable chair; Soft-Touch Sitter and Liner sizes sold as options.
Will insurance cover the Special Tomato CatchUp Chair?
Medicaid covers medically necessary equipment for children under 21 (the EPSDT benefit), and private plans often cover it too. You'll usually need a prescription and a letter of medical necessity from your child's doctor or therapist, and a medical equipment dealer handles the order.
How do I care for the Special Tomato CatchUp Chair?
Per the maker: Frame can be wiped clean; seat and back pads, pelvic belt and trunk harness are removable and washable.
Still wondering? Write to us at hello@cribpicks.com and we'll look it up.
More adaptive seats, bath, and toileting systems
- Special TomatoOut and About Seat90 lb limit
- Special TomatoMobile Activity Tray
- Special TomatoPortable Potty Seat
- Special TomatoSoft-Touch Liners
- FireflyScooot48.5 lb limit
- FireflySplashy bath seat66 lb limit
Where these specs come from
Last checked 2026-11-04. Spot something wrong? Tell us. Read our editorial and safety policy and corrections.