Lower Extremity Review
“Pioneers in the development of the custom leather ankle gauntlet, Arizona AFO will continue to stay true to our legacy of delivering industry-leading craftsmanship with top-tier customer service,” said Elliott Yamada, vice president of marketing and business development for Orthotic Holdings, Inc. (OHI), which owns Mesa, AZ-based Arizona AFO.
By LER staff
Bracemasters International is a 16-year-old company, headquartered in New Berlin, WI, that began as a manufacturer of custom prosthetics and orthotics for a broad range of lower extremity patients. In 2008, the company switched gears to focus on expanding custom lower extremity orthotics for both pediatric and adult patients with a range of conditions and introduced evidence-based education for clinicians designed to improve outcomes with its products.
By LER Staff
At Townsend Design, an orthotics products manufacturer in Bakersfield, CA, even off-the-shelf (OTS) products can become custom configured, and at no additional charge.
By Larry Hand
Tekscan, founded in 1987, began as a company that marketed tactile pressure sensors to dentists;. It has since expanded to become a leader in systems that measure pressure distribution for a range of clients…
By Barbara Boughton
For a dozen years South Bend, IN-based SureStep has been finding solutions to help stabilize standing, walking, and running in the hypotonic and hypertonic pediatric population, said founder Bernie Veldman, CO.
By Andria Segedy
When it comes to shoe insoles, the majority of users will agree on two points: Insoles should be comfortable and eminently forgettable.
By Shalmali Pal
In 1996, after 15 years of sports podiatry practice, Douglas Richie, DPM, was frustrated by the ongoing challenge of fitting sport ankle braces to patients who also wore custom foot orthoses.
By Cary Groner
According to ProtoKinetics co-founder Michael Rowling intensive patient evaluation and gait analysis are essential for advanced orthotic design. Rowling and Youan Chang…
By Stephanie Zultanky
Mile High Orthotics Lab (MHOL) is a young company that bases its success on staying at the forefront of technology while emphasizing client and community relationships.
By Hank Black
Overseas outsourcing in the manufacturing industry was a hot button topic during the 2012 elections. For Medical Specialties Inc, a maker of orthopedic and sports medicine products, going overseas was, and remains, a nonissue.
By Shalmali Pal
medi USA, the Whitsett, NC-based manufacturing and distribution arm of the family owned, privately held German compression hosiery and O&P company, fosters innovation and active market development domestically and internationally.
By Christina Hall Nettles
David Kramer, CPed, didn’t start out to build a career in custom foot orthotics; the tendency just ran in the family. Kramer’s uncle owned Levy & Rappel, the venerable orthotics company in Saddle Brook, NJ…
By Cary Groner
Langer Biomechanics provides a broad array of products to keep patients mobile. The company philosophy embraces the concept of harnessing innovation in order to maintain its legacy of industry leadership. Earlier this year, Langer made…
By Ellen Oliver
In 2001, Peter DeLuca and two former colleagues came together and realized that certain characteristics are necessary for a great orthotic lab. Armed with these goals, the three formed Integrity Orthotics in Arlington, WA.
By Stephanie Zultanky
The folks at Dr. Comfort in Mequon, WI, have been excitedly awaiting the arrival of the new year for a while, because 2013 will be a year to offer new products to practitioners’ diabetic patients—and a year to launch a new product outside the…
By Larry Hand
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