Author: Terense Kemp

Ottobock is moving its North America operations out of Minnesota, where it was first established in Minneapolis in 1958. According to Karen Lundquist, Ottobock director of communications, North America, Ottobock’s regional headquarters will relocate to Austin, Texas. The fabrication and…

Ottobock is moving its North America operations out of Minnesota, where it was first established in Minneapolis in 1958. According to Karen Lundquist, Ottobock director of communications, North America, Ottobock’s regional headquarters will relocate to Austin, Texas. The fabrication and…

The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association has reported that Congress has accepted a proposal by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to include in the defense portion of the newly enacted 2014 budget bill a provision that instructs the Department of Defense…

The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association has reported that Congress has accepted a proposal by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to include in the defense portion of the newly enacted 2014 budget bill a provision that instructs the Department of Defense…

Author Bob O’Connor recently published a historical fiction book about Private James E. Hanger, founder of J. E. Hanger Inc. and inventor of the Hanger Limb. The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier is about Hanger’s left…

Author Bob O’Connor recently published a historical fiction book about Private James E. Hanger, founder of J. E. Hanger Inc. and inventor of the Hanger Limb. The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier is about Hanger’s left…

Ottobock has hired Joseph Wujcik as a territory sales representative for technical orthopedics. Wujcik is responsible for the territory that includes New Jersey, eastern New York, Maryland and Delaware. Wujcik holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, and…

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed wearable, low cost sensors out of silver nanowires that measure strain, human touch and bioelectronic signals, such as electrocardiograms. The sensors can be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications, including prosthetics,…

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed wearable, low cost sensors out of silver nanowires that measure strain, human touch and bioelectronic signals, such as electrocardiograms. The sensors can be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications, including prosthetics,…

Essentially Women announced its annual educational conference and trade show will be held on March 16-18 in Reno, Nev. According to a press release, the trade show features exhibits with leading manufacturers and distributors of women’s health care products, the…