Its battery-operated products are primarily designed to assist mobility challenged individuals in getting around inside their homes and to facilitate mobility-related activities of daily living (MRADLs).

[1] According to spokespeople, competitive bidding at Medicare and the need for the company to trim payroll prompted the lay offs of staffers from throughout the organization.

In late 2015, the Office of the Inspector General called for Hoveround to return $27 million to the government for power mobility devices that it said did not meet Medicare reimbursement requirements.

[2] Inventor Thomas Kruse, along with his brothers George and Robert and his stepfather Gerald Ewing, founded Hoveround Corporation in April 1992.

Built to increase the mobility of wheelchair users, the Hoveround prototype maximized ease-of-operation, comfort and durability.