Alabama State University’s (ASU) Biomechanics and Motor Control Laboratory in Montgomery in August installed an advanced gait analysis device that places patients in virtual reality simulations.

Gainesville, FL-based Opie Software and Bulldog Tools, of Lewisburg, OH, reported in August that Bulldog is now an integrated supplier within the Opie Purchasing & Inventory System and at oandp.com/shop. Bulldog designs, engineers, and manufactures certified O&P tools and products.

Tampa, FL-based Bauerfeind on July 19 announced a partnership with the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association (NBATA).

Indianapolis, IN-based Allied OSI Labs noted in August that it is expanding its over-the-counter and durable medical equipment (DME) line by offering Medicare-reimbursable crutches for in-office dispensing.

Wound Repair & Regeneration on August 22 epublished results from a pivotal clinical trial showing Integra LifeSciences’s bilayer membrane skin regeneration system closed nonhealing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) faster than standard care.

Joseph “Joe” Arbogast, former co-owner and executive vice president of Mt. Sterling, OH-based prosthetic manufacturer WillowWood, died on August 10.

The global market value for prosthetics will rise slowly in the next few years, from just over $1 billion in 2014 to approximately $1.21 billion by 2021, hindered by reimbursement difficulties, according to an August 25 report by London, UK-based research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Burlington, MA-based Flexion Therapeutics reported on September 1 that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for FX006, Flexion’s late-stage lead drug candidate for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.

The Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada and the Quebec Rehabilitation Research Network in August awarded a CA$20,000 grant to Cadence Biomedical’s research collaborators for study of the Seattle-based company’s Kickstart device for stroke recovery.

Austin, TX-based Ottobock in August announced the creation of a business unit focused on off-the-shelf orthoses, fbracing, and supports. The Activity & Sports Medicine (ASM) unit combines products from Ottobock acquisitions Ortho Rehab, Bio Cybernetics International, and Cybertech and its global portfolio of orthotic solutions.

Peachtree City, GA-based Sigvaris sponsored an August 8 meeting between a Tennessee congressman and a wound care specialist and other stakeholders who support the Lymphdema Treatment Act. The act would amend the current Medicare statute to allow for coverage of compression supplies.