Author: Terense Kemp

A transdermal drug delivery system improved overall wound quality and outperformed direct application of deferoxamine solution in the healing of diabetic wounds, according to data results presented at the American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress. Researchers developed a transdermal…

Össur has revised its forecast for the remainder of 2014 due to a 26% increase in third-quarter profits compared to 2013 as well as a 21% growth in sales overall, according to recently published third quarter results. “We are pleased…

Carefully chosen partnerships with larger companies allow young firms to gain access to additional resources and markets, according to a study from researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Management. “Partnerships offer many mutual benefits; established companies can tap…

Reggie Showers, an amputee athlete and board member for OPAF, speaks about the value of First Clinics for amputees.

PrimeCare O&P Network has joined with Reliacare Alliance IPA, a privately held benefits management company that serves the health plan, workers’ compensation and self-insured funds markets. In the merger, attention will be brought to the education of decision makers, case…

Wendy Fischl Beattie, CPO, FAAOP has been named the program director and clinical coordinator of Eastern Michigan University’s graduate program in orthotics and prosthetics. Wendy Fischl Beattie Beattie, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has more than 25 years of experience in…

Wendy Fischl Beattie, CPO, FAAOP has been named the program director and clinical coordinator of Eastern Michigan University’s graduate program in orthotics and prosthetics. Wendy Fischl Beattie Beattie, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has more than 25 years of experience in…

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) have challenged CMS for exceeding the language of the Medicare Modernization Act statute’s definition of “minimal self-adjustment” in its definition of off-the-shelf orthoses, according to a press release from the American Orthotic…

An increasing number of physicians reported they are overextended or at full capacity, according to results of a national survey conducted this year of more than 20,000 physicians. Compared with 75% in 2012, 81% of physicians surveyed said they felt…

More than 5,000 supporters, spectators and participants were in attendance on Oct. 19 for the Annual Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge hosted by the Challenged Athletes Foundation, an event that raised $1.18 million for athletes with physical challenges.…