OrthoPediatrics Corp. Debuts MP+ Bar for Clubfoot

OrthoPediatrics Corp. has initiated the limited release of the Mitchell Ponseti Plus Bar (MP+) as part of its Specialty Bracing portfolio for kids with clubfoot.

The new MP+ Bar features several innovations from the firm’s traditional Bar, launched in 2004. These enhancements include patented Modular Quick-Clip technology, elastomer heel bumpers, an easy adjustable bar-lock, engraved angle indicators, engraved bar measurements, and an increased width range for a custom fit.
 
The company is currently developing the MP Lite boots and bar system, which will be available outside the United States.
 
“I am excited by this launch out of the OrthoPediatrics Specialty Bracing (“OPSB”) team in Iowa,” said Joe Hauser, president of Trauma and Deformity Correction at OrthoPediatrics. “This product represents an enhancement over the already gold-standard Mitchell Ponseti boots and bar system that was developed by John Mitchell and Dr. Ponseti. I’m confident our surgeon customers, patients and their parents will be pleased with the new advantages of the MP+ bar and will look forward to ongoing innovation from the OPSB team for many years to come.”
 
Last year, OrthoPediatrics acquired Iowa-based MD Orthopaedics, and its custom fit bracing system, which is based on the Ponseti Technique—the gold standard treatment for clubfoot. While the treatment of clubfoot will remain a major focus, OrthoPediatrics plans to continue leveraging internal resources to launch new products that address the large unmet needs for specialty bracing within the pediatric orthopedic market—an expansion of the company’s total addressable market of roughly $600 million.
 
Founded in 2006, OrthoPediatrics is focused exclusively on advancing pediatric orthopedics. As such it has developed a comprehensive product offering to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. OrthoPediatrics currently markets 53 products that serve three of the largest categories within the pediatric orthopedic market. This product offering spans trauma and deformity, scoliosis, and sports medicine/other procedures. OrthoPediatrics’ global sales organization is focused exclusively on pediatric orthopedics and distributes its products in the United States and more than 70 countries outside the United States.