(c) 2007 Ohio Willow Wood http://www.owwco.com/pressreleases.php News from the innovator and manufacturer of quality prosthetic products. http://www.owwco.com/images/oww_banner.jpg http://www.owwco.com/pressreleases.php en-us St. Petersburg College has partnered with Ohio Willow Wood and OPIE to integrate a progressive teaching model that includes both OMEGA Tracer CAD/CAM technology and OPIE Software Management throughout its orthotic and prosthetic curriculum. http://www.owwco.com/pr10138.php http://www.owwco.com/pr10138.php Most prosthetic feet on the market are designed to provide specific characteristics, like vertical shock or inversion and eversion, but few prosthetic feet actually provide several characteristics in one package. http://www.owwco.com/pr8278.php http://www.owwco.com/pr8278.php Clinicians planning to use LimbLogic VS as a suspension method for transfemoral amputees have several new tools available. http://www.owwco.com/pr7908.php http://www.owwco.com/pr7908.php The Ohio Department of Development recently announced that Ohio Willow Wood, as part of a collaborative team with the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute and the Cleveland State University, was awarded $2.1 million to design and develop a highly functional transfemoral prosthesis. http://www.owwco.com/pr7808.php http://www.owwco.com/pr7808.php Ohio Willow Wood is partnering with Total O&P of Noida, India, to provide prosthetic products, clinical support, and CAD/CAM solutions for the orthotics and prosthetics industry in India. The partnership is the latest advancement of Ohio Willow Wood’s commitment to provide quality prosthetic components and newest CAD/CAM technology to the global orthotics and prosthetics market. http://www.owwco.com/pr3218.php http://www.owwco.com/pr3218.php Ohio Willow Wood is partnering with Total O&P of Noida, India, to provide prosthetic products, clinical support, and CAD/CAM solutions for the orthotics and prosthetics industry in India. The partnership is the latest advancement of Ohio Willow Wood’s commitment to provide quality prosthetic components and newest CAD/CAM technology to the global orthotics and prosthetics market. http://www.owwco.com/pr3218p.php http://www.owwco.com/pr3218p.php OMEGA Tracer, in conjunction with using the OMEGA Scanner, brings orthotists an innovative, new CAD solution for the creation of cranial remolding orthoses. The new cranial functionality is part of OMEGA Tracer version 10.5 which is now available to the international orthotics and prosthetic industry. http://www.owwco.com/pr2228.php http://www.owwco.com/pr2228.php OMEGA Tracer, in conjunction with using the OMEGA Scanner, brings orthotists an innovative, new CAD solution for the creation of cranial remolding orthoses. The new cranial functionality is part of OMEGA Tracer version 10.5 which is now available to the international orthotics and prosthetic industry. http://www.owwco.com/pdf/omega/cranial_shape_capture.pdf http://www.owwco.com/pdf/omega/cranial_shape_capture.pdf Ohio Willow Wood launched its vacuum system, LimbLogic VS in mid-September 2007 and the response from practitioners and their patients has been overwhelmingly positive. As a result, Ohio Willow Wood is in a back-order situation after having sold all manufactured LimbLogic VS units in less than two months. http://www.owwco.com/pr1267.php http://www.owwco.com/pr1267.php Reliable and controllable vacuum suspension that doesn't require external tubing to the socket or bulky mounting have been a need of both prosthetists and amputees since vacuum was first introduced in the prosthetic industry. Ohio Willow Wood's remote-controlled LimbLogic VS meets, as well as exceeds, these needs for vacuum suspension. http://www.owwco.com/pr1087.php http://www.owwco.com/pr1087.php The newest foot from Ohio Willow Wood is the DuraLite Foot, designed for amputees who want a light-weight foot that performs for active lifestyles. The foot, available starting September 21, is best suited for amputees classified as a strong U.S. Activity Level 2 or 3. http://www.owwco.com/pr9247.php http://www.owwco.com/pr9247.php Oklahoma State University Okmulgee's Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician program recently received a boost in technology thanks to Ohio Willow Wood's O&P University donation program. The prosthetics manufacturer donated OMEGAŽ TracerŽ software and shape capture tools to the OSU- Okmulgee program so students can become experienced with how CAD systems are applied to orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) industry applications. http://www.owwco.com/pr4127.php http://www.owwco.com/pr4127.php Prosthetic capabilities of OMEGAŽ TracerŽ have recently been expanded through a new partnership between Ohio Willow Wood and ContourMed. This team-up adds the capability of creating advanced breast prostheses using OMEGA Tracer and ContourMed's fabrication services. http://www.owwco.com/pr3237.php http://www.owwco.com/pr3237.php Today's advanced medical technology allows America's soldiers to survive injuries that would have been untreatable in past wars. Ohio Willow Wood is at the forefront of applying CAD/CAM technology to aid wounded U.S. military personnel recovering from limb loss. http://www.owwco.com/pr3137.php http://www.owwco.com/pr3137.php Ohio Willow Wood's latest endoskeletal component provides more natural motion for transfemoral and transtibial amputees. The company's torsion adapter delivers smooth, more natural motion and rotation when used in prostheses as compared to those without. http://www.owwco.com/pr157.php http://www.owwco.com/pr157.php Ohio Willow Wood Company, Inc. is pleased to announce the amicable and equitable resolution of a patent infringement complaint Ohio Willow Wood filed in a United States court on February 10, 2006 involving Fillauer Companies, Inc. Ohio Willow Wood filed the complaint to protect its ownership of intellectual property related to prosthetic liner, sleeve, suspension, and lock products. http://www.owwco.com/pr137.php http://www.owwco.com/pr137.php Practitioners and amputees desiring a low-profile foot with a built-in multiaxial ankle that provides high-activity performance now have a new solution. Ohio Willow Wood's Trailblazer MA foot takes the original Trailblazer foot to the next level of motion and performance. http://www.owwco.com/pr12296.php http://www.owwco.com/pr12296.php OMEGA Tracer version 9.0 was released internationally today by Ohio Willow Wood to the O&P industry. Released in conjunction with the prosthetic and orthotic software was the OMEGA Scanner, the newest shape capture CAD tool for the industry. http://www.owwco.com/pr1216.php http://www.owwco.com/pr1216.php Ohio Willow Wood is pleased to announce the addition of Monica Rhoads as the company's customer care representative for the Northeastern U.S. region. http://www.owwco.com/pr10236.php http://www.owwco.com/pr10236.php Ohio Willow Wood is pleased to announce the addition of Doug Kreitzer as Sales and Customer Care Manager to the company. http://www.owwco.com/pr9216.php http://www.owwco.com/pr9216.php Jeff Denune, CP, LP, has been appointed as the Clinical Director of Prosthetics at Ohio Willow Wood, beginning September 1, 2006. With this appointment, Ohio Willow Wood also announces that Raymond Francis, CP, LP, will step down as the company's Chief Prosthetist. http://www.owwco.com/pr8296.php http://www.owwco.com/pr8296.php After years of protecting and comforting lower extremity residual limbs, Ohio Willow Wood's AlphaŽ Liners are now available to meet the needs of upper extremity amputees. The Alpha UE Locking Liner is now available specifically for transradial and transhumeral amputees. http://www.owwco.com/pr8256.php http://www.owwco.com/pr8256.php The old adage of good things coming in small packages holds true again! The Mini G-Lock has just been released by Ohio Willow Wood and is the company's first lock specifically designated for upper extremity and pediatric amputees. http://www.owwco.com/pr7316.php http://www.owwco.com/pr7316.php Prosthetists with high-activity patients can now provide a new low-profile foot that delivers performance from heel to toe the Trailblazer by Ohio Willow Wood. This foot utilizes a Compound Spring System and PerforMax Heel to deliver unparalleled energy return from a low-profile foot design. http://www.owwco.com/pr7266.php http://www.owwco.com/pr7266.php Practitioners now have a new choice when it comes to versatile suspension the AlphaŽ Interlock Suspension System from Ohio Willow Wood This new system allows one socket to have interchangeable suspension methods! http://www.owwco.com/pr7256.php http://www.owwco.com/pr7256.php Ohio Willow Wood is pleased to announce the recent additions of Mark Alter and Mark Groves to the company. Both Alter and Groves offer a wealth of experience and are committed to furthering the company's pursuit of providing innovative prosthetic solutions to customers and amputees. http://www.owwco.com/pr776.php http://www.owwco.com/pr776.php Amputation does not mean the end of the world and three amputees are proving an active life is attainable after amputation. The three are amputee cyclists who will bike from California to Florida as representatives of Amputees Across America. http://www.owwco.com/pr5266.php http://www.owwco.com/pr5266.php Today more than ever technology plays a critical role in keeping businesses running smoothly and operating at high levels of innovation. Ohio Willow Wood's focus on innovation was further supported with the recent hiring of a new director of information technology and a new research and development engineer. http://www.owwco.com/pr536.php http://www.owwco.com/pr536.php Until now, carvers have been bulky, cumbersome and often times create more trouble than they were worth. However, Ohio Willow Wood's engineers have now designed a carver to meet the needs of facility owners and technicians alike: the OMEGAŽ Carver. http://www.owwco.com/pr316.php http://www.owwco.com/pr316.php