OrthoPediatrics, Ora Medical Sign Distribution Agreement

OrthoPediatrics Corp. has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Montreal-based Ora Medical to sell the latter’s gait trainer, The Levity, a device designed for children with walking difficulties.
 
The Levity supports a child with an innovative partial weight bearing mechanism. This allows the child to interact with the world using their arms, unlocking tons of possibilities. Its design allows each child to receive a personalized treatment. The Levity comes with features to meet a various needs: body weight support, harness, speed and direction of the device are adjustable, and its foldable design offers ease of transportation. The Levity fits most children between the ages of 3 and 12.
 
“Our new partnership with the team at Ora Medical is an exciting step in our non-surgical business,” said Joe Hauser, president of Trauma and Deformity Correction at OrthoPediatrics. added, “By partnering with organizations with world-class technology, we can help more children with orthopedic conditions around the world. The Levity gait trainer will be a great addition to our mobility solutions portfolio in the Specialty Bracing brand.”
 
The Levity supports a child at the waist, allowing a one-of-a-kind hands-free experience that reinforces muscles that matter the most for optimal walking rehabilitation. This opens an entirely new experience for children and therapists, as the latter can now fully focus on patient engagement.
 
“As we begin to expand beyond Canadian borders, our partnership with OrthoPediatrics is perfectly timed. Their market presence and expertise will facilitate the distribution of our device, furthering our mission to improve the mobility of children globally,” Ora Medical Co-Founder/CEO Sarah Lambert stated.
 
Founded in 2006, OrthoPediatrics is focused exclusively on advancing pediatric orthopedics. As such it has developed a comprehensive product offering to the pediatric orthopedic market to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. OrthoPediatrics currently sells 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.