February 2013
The O&P EDGE
edit post Fabricating with Prepreg Carbon Fiber by Justin Eitel February 1, 2013 The combination of high-tech materials in the SiOCX® TF Pro socket results in significant improvements in… edit
Extreme Retirement, Navy Seals Edition
Clayton Moore
Innovation in prosthetics technology is enabling a whole new population of athletes to emerge—a population that includes quite a few older folks. John Grimm of Vail, Arizona, at 70 years
John Huster, BOCP
The O&P EDGE
John Huster, BOCP, and co-owner of PSL Fabrication, Fulton, Missouri, became interested in the O&P profession through his mother, who was working for a patient care facility about the same
The Challenge of Justification
Ian Stevens
As chief executive officer of a prosthesis manufacturer in today’s market, I could say that we live in interesting times. Since Touch Bionics’ i-limb prosthetic hand first became available in
In Our Lifetime…
Karen Henry
Early in 2007, shortly after I began working at The O&P EDGE , a U.S. veteran who had sustained a traumatic shoulder disarticulation amputation during the war in Iraq contacted me.
Contineo Robotics: Helping Hands That Save Lives
Judith Philipps Otto
Products in development at Contineo Robotics, Sykesville, Maryland, take the motto “to serve and protect” to a whole new level. While the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Revolutionizing Prosthetics
Evolution’s Central Fabrication Facility
The O&P EDGE
Evolution Industries’ central fabrication facility specializes in premium lower-limb check and definitive sockets and offers unique customization options. The C-Fab team, our new facility, and the componentry options we provide
DARPA’S RP Arms Progress, Nurture Related Wonders
Judith Philipps Otto
Magic begets magic. Creation engenders further creation. As The O&P EDGE continues to follow the development of the two futuristic prosthetic arms conceived in 2006 by the Defense Advanced Research
Exploring the Benefits of FES on Gait for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP
Today’s functional electrical stimulation (FES) devices for the management of foot drop include single-channel, surface-electrode systems such as the Innovative Neurotronics WalkAide, the Odstock Dropped Foot Stimulator (ODFS), and the
Getting to Market
Garrison Wells
From idea to prototype to final product, getting a new orthotic or prosthetic device to market can be a long and harrowing road fraught with pitfalls. Anywhere along the way,
