Delcam Crispin has launched Engineer Ortho, a new version of its Engineer Pro software specifically for the manufacture of orthopedic footwear. One key tool in Engineer Ortho is the multipoint function that …
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NCV Custom Foot Orthoses
Combining 50 years of experience with high quality and a desire to meet the needs of today’s healthcare professionals, Northwest Podiatric Laboratory introduces NCV custom foot orthoses. This all-new material …
Spenco Fall Footwear Line
Spenco announces the launch of its new Fall Footwear Line. Featuring chic leather styles in an ultra-supportive footwear design, the new fall line includes more traditional, everyday styles for men and women…
Ottobock 3R60=VC Vacuum Knee Joint
Ottobock announces the 3R60=VC Vacuum Knee Joint for transfemoral amputees. The joint is based on the mechanical principle of the 3R60 EBS (ergonomically balanced stride), with the new feature being …
Remedy Pro Offloading Shoe
DJO Global’s ProCare product line now includes the Remedy Pro Offloading Shoe, designed to reduce forefoot pressure and speed healing. The Remedy Pro is indicated for forefoot trauma, postsurgical healing …
Sols Foot Orthoses
Sols introduces a new system designed to simplify and enhance the orthotic prescription process and enable practitioners to focus on patient care. Sols’ certified providers receive an iPad equipped with an app to capture images of patients’ feet easily and accurately without the need for paperwork …
Pedors High-Top
Pedors Shoes has reintroduced the Pedors High-Top, available in an XXW width from a children’s size 1 up to a men’s size 15. The Pedors High-Top is an all-weather boot that features a dorsal stretch panel and …
UV Shoe Sanitizer
For patients with athlete’s foot, onychomycosis, shoe odor, diabetic skin issues, or other dermatological concerns, as well as for those wanting to prevent these conditions, PediFix offers a new UV (ultraviolet) shoe sanitizer…
Transfemoral Infinite Socket
The Infinite Socket from LIM Innovations is a custom, modular, dynamic transfemoral socket engineered to empower both clinician and user. The adaptable socket allows wearers to adjust the fit during day-to-day activities and in response to volume change over long periods of time …
Arcopédico Shoes for Men
Arcopédico USA is venturing into men’s shoes. The company believes orthotic, ergonomic, healthy circulation footwear for men doesn’t have to look sterile. Arcopédico gives men the stylish look of a daily wear shoe …
Brace demand grows while market for knee arthroplasty remains static
With only 10.5% of US patients with knee osteoarthritis opting for surgery in 2013, a percentage that has not increased in 10 years, medical device manufacturers are working to meet the clear demand for solutions that delay unwanted surgery, according to a November report from London, UK-based GlobalData.
Longtime pedorthist Bill Meanwell dies
Bill Meanwell, CPed, died on November 14, 2014, in Broken Arrow, OK. He was 63. A longtime pedorthist, most recently in private practice as owner of Corethotics in Tulsa, OK, Meanwell also taught at the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in …
Össur opens women’s leadership effort
Foothill Ranch, CA-based Össur in November launched its Össur Women’s Leadership Initiative, a program to encourage greater diversity and inclusiveness in the O&P field.
Playground build to open AAOS meeting
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) will kick off its 2015 Annual Meeting on March 24 in Las Vegas with a one-day build of a playground designed with input from children from the local church community program Palabra Viva Las Vegas.
BiOM gets $6M for bionic development
Bedford, MA-based bionics company BiOM announced in December 2014 that it had recently raised $6 million from Dutch and US venture firms, bringing its total funding to $48 million, according to the Boston Business Journal (BBJ).
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