Featured Technology: Hanger Clinic ExoSym® (Formerly IDEO)

If you’ve experienced a severe lower limb injury, perhaps even limb salvage surgery, you may be wondering if you’ll ever get your life back. You may have tried traditional ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) but still experienced limited movement or pain. You may have even considered amputation, and you’re not alone.

The good news is there is a solution that may help you minimize pain and achieve an active lifestyle, without having to undergo amputation. The ExoSym® is a hybrid prosthetic-orthotic device that is custom-made to your individual needs and goals with optimal alignment, positioning, off‐loading, and control. It was developed as a way to help active-duty and retired service members avoid amputation. Now available to civilians, the ExoSym helps restore mobility to people across the world with limb salvage injuries as well as ankle fusions, partial-foot amputations, fractures, tarsal coalitions, and other lower extremity dysfunctions.

The ExoSym Care Program

The ExoSym Care Program takes place exclusively at a specially-designed facility in Gig Harbor, WA, which ensures the best possible outcomes for each person we serve. It starts with a clinical evaluation and fitting process, and progresses with an intense training regimen with ongoing adjustments, which helps us ensure optimal fit and that each individual is trained to properly use it for both everyday and intense physical activities.

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