Since its New York City beginnings in the late 1930s, Hersco Ortho Labs has served as a lower-extremity central fabrication partner, making custom orthopedic devices to practitioners’ prescriptions. Cathal and Seamus Kennedy have operated the company since 1995, combining hands-on consultation with digital scanning, CAD-CAM and 3D printing; Hersco says most of its functional foot orthotics have been 3D printed since 2020. Its practitioner-focused model extends from carefully inspected Richie Braces and AFOs to custom shoes and prosthetic fabrication, with an education center that provides clinical articles and continuing-education courses.
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Invent MedicalFounded in 1991 in a garage by two brothers-in-law, Invent Medical develops and 3D-prints custom orthotic and prosthetic devices for clinics and hospitals. The independent, family-owned company has evolved from traditional plaster fabrication into a digital O&P operation, using workflows it has refined since adopting 3D printing in 2010. Invent Medical fabricates devices in the United States and operates across eight countries, serving more than 1,000 clinics and hospitals in 40 countries; its devices are developed with patient trials and produced under ISO 13485 certification.WARMINSTER, PA
Global Orthotics IncWith more than 25 years of experience, Toronto-based Global Orthotics Inc. handcrafts custom orthotic devices for practitioners and foot clinics. Its medical team of podiatrists, chiropodists and pedorthists works alongside skilled technicians, combining craftsmanship with 3D scanning and CAD/CAM technology to tailor each device to a patient’s needs. The Canadian orthotic lab also supplies medical hosiery and braces.RICHMOND HILL, NY
iOrthoticsFounded in Mackay, Queensland, in 2009, iOrthotics makes custom foot orthotics and braces through clinician-led digital design and 3D printing. Now headquartered in Brisbane with manufacturing labs across Australia and the United States, the company combines podiatrists, orthotists, engineers and designers in one team. iOrthotics is also an official HP Multi Jet Fusion partner and holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certifications.LONG IS CITY, NY
Foot Management, IncSince 1978, Foot Management has combined hand craftsmanship with CAD/CAM and 3D scanning to manufacture custom foot orthotics in its Pittsville laboratory. Professional lab technicians and pedorthists hand-place custom accommodations while maintaining patient casts for five years, making remakes straightforward. The company also offers prefabricated insoles and foot-care products through its retail operation.PITTSVILLE, MD