Walking devices made in Oklahoma City to improve prosthetics’ performance

Debbie Blossom, Business Writer | Published: July 9, 2009 Comment on this article

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OrthoCare is working with the Veterans Affairs to have its compass system available for injured soldiers. The component that remains attached to a prosthetic costs $1,500, and the software system’s price tag is $6,500.

Although most of the company’s new 14,000-square-foot headquarters and production facility is still empty and the paint isn’t yet dry, Chief Technology Officer David Boone and Chief Executive Officer Doug McCormack on Wednesday were ready to demonstrate Compas, their advanced prosthetic technology system.

The devices work together to improve the fit and function of prosthetic limbs.

"These are the first products to be produced here for worldwide distribution,” Boone said. Production of the complex electronic devices will begin next month.

Along with a software program, the Compas and Smart Pyramid components mean a much-improved quality of life for people with limb loss, Boone said. The two interlock and work together to monitor walking gait and maintain correct body alignment.

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The new system "gives intelligent feedback on how well a prosthetic is helping someone walk, and guides a prosthetic to provide the best motion,” Boone said.

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