The C-LEG® KNEE- SHIN SYSTEM NOW AVAILABLE FOR A GREATER NUMBER OF AMPUTEES
In an ongoing effort to ensure the revolutionary C-Leg® microprocessor-controlled knee can be utilized by as many amputees as possible, Otto Bock Health Care has approved the Lo Rider carbon fiber prosthetic foot for use with the C-Leg. The extremely lightweight and highly responsive Lo Rider foot only needs 1 1/8” (29mm) of clearance.By combining the C-Leg, the 2R90=110 pylon and the Lo Rider Foot, only 13.75” of distance is needed from knee center to the floor.
“Because our Lo Rider carbon fiber foot provides the lowest clearance in our Springlite line, we wanted to offer it as an option for the C-Leg,” says Pat Chelf, Vice President of Marketing for Otto Bock. “Now, that the Lo Rider has been approved for the C-Leg, our customers will be able to fit more patients with the C-Leg Knee-Shin system.”
The Lo Rider is now one of six options available for use with the C-Leg. Otto Bock’s other qualified feet include the 1E40 LuXon Max, 1C40 C-Walk, 1D25 Dynamic Plus, 1A30 Greissinger Plus, and the 1D10/1D11 Dynamic foot.
Otto Bock’s C-Leg® microprocessor-controlled knee-shin system provides optimal stability and function during the gait cycle. Using input collected 50 times per second from multiple built-in sensors, the microprocessor adjusts the hydraulic knee to provide the ultimate in stability and performance during any phase of gait. This technology allows the C-Leg to adapt to a changing environment in real time.
Otto Bock’s Springlite feet are made of carbon fiber composites for high strength resiliency and superior flexibility while maintaining a lightweight product. The Lo Rider Foot features a lightweight design, low clearance and provides energy return.
Established in 1958, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Otto Bock Health Care is the North and South American corporate headquarters of Otto Bock Healthcare, GmbH, based in Duderstadt, Germany. Otto Bock, a leading international prosthetic health care manufacturer, has more that 3,300 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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