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  Study Shows Effects of Heel Wedge Properties on IDEO Gait T he dynamic response carbon fiber Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis (IDEO) restricts ankle movement, so it must compensate to simulate plantarflexion and allow smooth forward progression during gait. To determine the influence of wedge height...
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  Cedarcrest, Ottobock to Make Prosthetics Devices in Nigeria Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria, has partnered with Otto Bock HealthCare, Duderstadt, Germany, (aka Ottobock) to set up a prosthetics and orthotics manufacturing plant in Nigeria, according to the Nigerian newspaper, The Leadership . "We are...
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  NUPOC Adds Faculty Kristin Carnahan, CPO, FAAOP, has joined Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC) as an instructor in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Carnahan will teach students in the master of science in prosthetics...
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  Ottobock Announces Leadership Change Otto Bock HealthCare, Duderstadt, Germany, (aka Ottobock) has started the process of converting to an SE & Co. KGaA, a type of limited partnership. Otto Bock Holding possesses an 80 percent share in Otto Bock HealthCare and is 100 percent owne...
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  Ekso Bionics Makes Board Appointment Ekso Bionics Holdings, Richmond, California, has appointed Ted Wang, PhD, to its board of directors, effective immediately. Wang is the founder and chief investment officer of Puissance Capital Management, New York, a global asset manager. Prior t...
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  OPAF Names New Advisory Board Members The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) recently named new members to its advisory board: Adrianne Haslet, professional ballroom dancer and First Dance instructor, Boston; Tommy Lyon, national paraclimber and First Climb instruc...
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  Grant Will Help Roboticists Develop Smart Ankle The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $1 million grant to Panagiotis Artemiadis, PhD, a roboticist at Arizona State University, and two other ASU scientists to develop and test a smart robotic ankle that could have the ability to adap...
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  Ottobock UK Names Head of Orthotics Ottobock UK, Twickenham, England, has named Kevin Green head of orthotics for Ottobock UK. Green has ten years of experience in the field of orthotics. He graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2007.
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  Fatone Promoted to Professor at Northwestern Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO(Hons), has been promoted to professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Fatone is principal investigator for multiple research and development projects at the N...
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  Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Relaunches Brand, Earns Best Place to Work Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, with the help of Quattro Healthcare Marketing (QHM), a Philadelphia-area advertising and marketing agency, has launched its new website and logo. QHM and Ability worked tog...