Unique Joint System Designed With Weight Classifications
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA May 18, 2006 - Otto Bock HealthCare unveiled a new Unilateral Joint System featuring a one-of-a-kind weight classification.
This unique system is designed to help orthotists fit a variety of patients while maintaining a small inventory.
“The concept gives orthotists flexibility to configure a variety of options depending on the patient’s needs,” said Brad Ruhl, Vice President of Marketing.
The 17LK1 Unilateral Knee Joint allows easy replacement of all moving parts to shorten bench time. The product offers many configurations choices include a lever lock, a cable control or a free-moving joint positioned posterior to the weight-bearing line. The posterior position eases flexion and unlocking through the biomechanical design.
Established in 1958, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Otto Bock HealthCare LLP is the North and South American corporate headquarters of Otto Bock Healthcare, GmbH, based in Duderstadt, Germany. Otto Bock has more than 3,500 employees worldwide and produces over 20,000 types of prosthetic and orthotic components, rehabilitation products and technical plastics, and also provides information technology services.
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