Otto Bock Announces Launch of 3R90 And 3R92 Knees in Canada
OTTO BOCK ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF 3R90 AND 3R92 KNEES IN CANADA – 5/5/2004
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO April 26, 2004- Otto Bock Canada announced an advance in knee joints designed to improve functionality for low and moderate activity amputees.
The 3R90 and 3R92 offer increased security through a unique load-dependent braking mechanism. The 3R90 is friction controlled and includes a mechanical extension assist while the 3R92 offers pneumatic swing phase control for your moderately active patients. Unlike other friction-brake knees, these knee joints release during forefoot loading. This helps eliminate abnormalities like hip hiking and delivers a more biomechanically correct gait.
“The 3R90 and 3R92 are the first true advances in low-activity knees in years, if not decades,” says Mark Agro, B.Sc., C.O.(c), F.C.B.C., Vice President, General Manager for Otto Bock. “It’s about time that people who require the dependability of a friction brake and a mechanical extension assist also get comfort of walking within the parameters of normal gait kinematics.”
The 3R90 and 3R92 are the latest addition to the family of Otto Bock knees that fit the needs of everyone from children to adults, from low to high activity levels. The family includes the world’s first microprocessor-controlled knee, the C-Leg®.
Established in 1919, Otto Bock HealthCare is based in Duderstadt, Germany and established the North and South American corporate office in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1958. Canada was established in 1978 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and then relocated to Oakville, Ontario in 1993.
Otto Bock has more than 3,600 employees worldwide and produces over 20,000 types of prosthetic and orthotic components, rehabilitation products and technical plastics.
For more information, please visit www.ottobock.ca
Or contact:
John Landsborough
Director of Marketing
905-829-2080 Ext. 283
john.landsborough@ottobock.com
