Richmond, Calif.-based Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc. has reported financial results for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2014. Total revenue for the year was $5.3 million, a 61% increase over 2013’s total revenue of $3.3 million. Medical device revenue…
Month: March 2015
VA removes net worth as health care eligibility requirement
The Department of Veterans Affairs has eliminated the use of net worth as a factor in determining veteran health care eligibility and copayment responsibilities. This update gives lower income veterans more accessibility to health care benefits and goes in line…
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy impedes balance during daily activities
Adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy have greater separations between the body’s center of mass and the center of pressure during movement and are therefore more likely to lose their balance than people without neuropathy, according to research published in Diabetes…
Study: Changes in walking speed do not affect minimum toe clearance for transtibial amputees
Changes in walking speed do not have an effect on minimum toe clearance for transtibial amputees, according to recently published data. Additionally, the lack of increase in minimum toe clearance on the prosthetic side at higher walking speeds may increase…
BOC wins two Stevie Awards
The Board of Certification/Accreditation announced it has won a silver and a bronze Stevie Award, presented at the ninth annual Stevie Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. More than 1,900 entries from organizations in a variety of industries were submitted for…
‘Farm arm’ could enable amputees to use farming machinery
A group of mechanical engineering students at Northeastern University have developed “the farm arm,” an upper limb prosthesis that could allow amputees to operate farming machinery. The design features a prosthetic terminal device, a titanium end piece and set of…
New CMS code increases access to articulating digit technology
Livingston, Scotland-based Touch Bionics has announced that new coding issued by CMS will increase patient access to the company’s prosthetic solutions for partial hands. According to a company press release, until CMS issued new coding and updated allowables, there was…
VIDEO: Coordinated care starts with smart management
NEW ORLEANS — Coordinated care needs organized management and administration to keep patient care flowing, according to Chris Cobb, PT, clinic manager at CoxHealth Center for Prosthetics and Orthotics. Cobb, along with coworkers Fred Lerche, PT and Adam Edmonds, CPO,…
Össur elects 2015 board of directors
The 2015 board of directors was elected at Össur’s annual general meeting and will serve until the company’s next annual general meeting in March 2016. The board includes Niels Jacobsen, of Denmark, who will serve as chairman; Kristján Tómas Ragnarsson,…
Össur elects 2015 board of directors
The 2015 board of directors was elected at Össur’s annual general meeting and will serve until the company’s next annual general meeting in March 2016. The board includes Niels Jacobsen, of Denmark, who will serve as chairman; Kristján Tómas Ragnarsson,…