Ohio Willow Wood Acquires Tracer Corporation

Ohio Willow Wood, Mount Sterling, Ohio, has purchased Tracer Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida, Ohio Willow Wood announced July 22.

Tracer Corporation took the O&P industry by storm in 1996 with the release of the TracerCAD Premier system. "This revolutionary CAD system allows practitioners to more quickly manage patients whose needs range from below-knee prostheses to AFOs to spinal braces," noted Ohio Willow Wood spokeswoman Meredy Fullen. "As the worldwide leader in CAD sales for the O&P industry, Tracer has consistently provided user-friendly systems with outstanding customer support that keep facilities coming back again and again."

"There is no question that this acquisition is a significant move for our company," said Robert Arbogast, president of Ohio Willow Wood. "The synergy of these two outstanding companies provides enormous opportunities for the future of the O&P industry. As in other industries, CAD systems have become the standard, and we are excited to be leading that change now in orthotics and prosthetics. With Tracer's outstanding technological capabilities and our proven development resources, we are looking forward to remarkable advances in the next few years."

"Selling our company was the furthest thing from my mind. But as we began evaluating ways that we could successfully work together, it became a natural fit," said former Tracer Corporation owner, Greg Pratt.

Pratt is continuing to lead that division of the company and the Boca Raton office is open for "business as usual," according to Fullen.

"The combination of these two leaders in the O&P field provides outstanding possibilities for CAD systems in the future," Arbogast said. "I am really looking forward to being a part of some amazing developments over the next few years." He continued, "Having the Tracer team as a significant part of our research group provides Ohio Willow Wood with an even greater ability to help amputees in new and innovative ways."

Since 1907, Ohio Willow Wood has been built upon the idea of constantly seeking out new ideas for the O&P industry while striving to provide more comfort and performance to amputees around the world, noted Fullen. "In the last decade, this mission has resulted in the development of innovative products, including the Alpha® Liner, the Pathfinder™ foot, the Earthwalk™ ankle, and the Impulse™ foot." As a result of these successes, Ohio Willow Wood has the opportunity to provide products that will offer an entirely new direction to patient care in the future, she added.

Visit Ohio Willow Wood's website: www.owwco.com .

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