Year: 2015

Fillauer Companies has announced Kevin Moore as president and managing director of the Stockholm, Sweden-based Fillauer Europe, formerly known as Centri. Prior to this role, Kevin was Centri’s director of sales and marketing. Moore is a graduate of Washington State…

Fillauer Companies has announced Kevin Moore as president and managing director of the Stockholm, Sweden-based Fillauer Europe, formerly known as Centri. Prior to this role, Kevin was Centri’s director of sales and marketing. Moore is a graduate of Washington State…

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation’s First Swim Clinic was held March 28 at Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C. The event was hosted by Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics and Paceline. First Swim was led by three-time Paralympic swim…

Third-quarter sales for Parker Hannifin Corporation, a producer of motion and control technologies, decreased 6% to $3.16 billion compared with $3.36 billion the same time last year, according to a company press release. The results for the quarter ended March…

William “Bill” Pack, a senior national service officer for Paralyzed Veterans of America, was recently honored with the Victor S. McCoy Award for Excellence, according to a press release. The Victor S. McCoy award is named for Paralyzed Veterans of…

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation brought McKeever’s First Ride to Atlanta with co-hosts Dale Beatty and Reggie Showers, according to a press release. Beatty, a military veteran, was honored by CNN in 2013 as a “community crusader” for co-founding…

Freedom Innovations has announced it will add 39 new employees this year to accommodate rapid growth. The company, which develops, manufactures and distributes technically advanced lower-limb prosthetics in more than 40 countries, has already added 20 of the needed 39…

The Challenged Athletes Foundation announced it will sponsor the 2015 National Junior Disability Championship. This years’ event, running from July 18-24 in New Jersey, will be hosted by the Children’s Specialized Hospital and offer competitive opportunities to athletes with physical…

Websites that offer secure access to one’s medical record, often referred to as patient portals, are increasingly important for physician or and patient communication and routine access to health care information. However, patient portals could widen the gap in health…

Sales in the first quarter of 2015 increased by 6.14% over the same time for Össur, according to recently released financial results. Sales for the quarter were the equivalent of $114 million, compared to $121 in the first quarter of…