Year: 2014

Artec Group announced the closing of a distribution agreement with Ottobock to resell Artec’s Eva and Spider 3-D scanners for prosthesis manufacturing. According to the company press release, the Artec Eva scanner digitizes objects quickly in high resolution and vivid…

Data published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology by researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum found an increase in cell proliferation and improvement in wound healing if certain olfactory receptors in the skin are activated. Researchers cloned and functionally expressed the…

Ottobock has announced the realignment of its technical orthopedics sales regions and the promotion of Brian Long as its Midwest regional sales manager. The realignment from three to four regions took effect July 1, and was implemented as a result…

Ottobock has announced the realignment of its technical orthopedics sales regions and the promotion of Brian Long as its Midwest regional sales manager. The realignment from three to four regions took effect July 1, and was implemented as a result…

The Board of Certification/Accreditation and Applied Measurement Professionals Inc. convened a group of subject matter experts to collaborate on the BOC Pedorthist Job Task Analysis. According to a press release, the Job Task Analysis team was comprised of BOC-certified practitioners,…

PHILADELPHIA — The Wounded Warrior Amputees Football Team played a group of former NFL players in the Tribute to Heroes Challenge, a head-to-head flag football competition, here. The challenge pitted men and women who lost a limb during service in…

Ottobock announced Kevin Flatt of Cookeville, Tenn., as the first winner of the C-Leg 15 Year Anniversary Photo Contest. Participants are asked to submit photos or videos on how the C-Leg or other prosthetic device has changed their lives. Flatt’s…

Ottobock announced Kevin Flatt of Cookeville, Tenn., as the first winner of the C-Leg 15 Year Anniversary Photo Contest. Participants are asked to submit photos or videos on how the C-Leg or other prosthetic device has changed their lives. Flatt’s…

Hanger Inc. has donated $100,000 to establish the 2014-2015 Hanger Kids Scholarship, which will be provided to Camp No Limits, a nonprofit organization for children with limb loss or limb difference. The funds will be distributed into 100 scholarships of…

The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation has named Brianne Bergeron as the 2014 Dale Yasukawa Scholarship winner. Brianne Bergeron “We are pleased with the selection of Brianne as the 2014 Dale Yasukawa Scholarship winner,” Robin Burton, OPAF executive director, stated…