The Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation has named Össur Americas as a 2017 platinum level sponsor, according to a press release. The commitment will put Össur at the foundation’s highest level of sponsorship. According to Robin L. Burton, executive director…
Month: January 2017
Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics names two new members
Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics has announced Stephanie Morgan Greene, Esq., has been named the company’s executive director of compliance and Ramen Landon, a board of directors-eligible prosthetist and resident orthotist, will join the patient care team. According to a press…
United States Tennis Association awards OPAF with wheelchair tennis grant
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation and its First Clinics initiative have been awarded the 2017 United States Tennis Association Wheelchair Tennis Grant, according to a press release. The grant is worth $5,000. According to the release, the Orthotic and…
OPAF announces new officers, board members
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation has announced its new board members and officers for the 2017 fiscal year, according to a press release. JoAnne Kanas, CPO, DPT, and Vibhor Agrawal, PhD, ATP, will join the board of directors. Kanas…
PathMaker, Brain and Spine Institute announce relationship to conduct clinical trials
PathMaker Neurosystems Inc. has announced the establishment of a relationship with the Brain and Spine Institute, or Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, to conduct clinical trials needed to obtain CE mark clearance for PathMaker’s MyoRegulator, a device…
University of Central Oklahoma to expand Endeavor Games
The University of Central Oklahoma announced it will expand its Endeavor Games with the addition of a new event, according to a press release. In partnership with Turnstone, a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic, educational, wellness and recreational programs to…
Myomo Inc. among recipients of grants from Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium
The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium, based out of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has announced seed grants of $50,000 each to three companies to develop medical devices for children. One of these companies is Myomo Inc. According to a…
NAAOP releases statement on CMS proposed rule on Section 427 of the BIPA of 2000
After the publication this week of a proposed rule from CMS that would specify the requirements and qualifications needed for O&P practitioners and suppliers, the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics have praised the announcement, calling it…
Össur completes acquisition of Medi Prosthetics
Össur has completed the full integration of Medi Prosthetics, which it acquired September 2016, according to a press release. The full acquisition was completed as of Jan. 1. Medi Prosthetics, based in Bayreuth, Germany, is a global provider of mechanical,…
Infinite Biomedical Technologies announces wireless controlled prosthetic technology
Infinite Biomedical Technologies has announced the release of a wireless controller technology that can allow upper limb amputees to control grip modes with radio frequency identification. According to a press release, the morph2 controller uses high-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID)…