Founded in 2014 by robotic-hand tinkerer Joel Gibbard and Samantha Payne, Bristol-based Open Bionics designs and manufactures 3D-printed bionic arms for children and adults with limb differences. Its Hero Arm was the world’s first clinically approved 3D-printed bionic hand, combining custom fitting with a deliberately expressive look and access to interchangeable covers. The company works through specialist upper-limb prosthetic clinics and has developed its devices alongside the limb-difference community.
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Form5 ProstheticsForm5 Prosthetics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops affordable, custom 3D-printed adaptive products for people with limb differences. Founded by Aaron Westbrook after he printed his first device as a 15-year-old high school student, the organization combines research and development with hands-on CO-FAB workshops in which recipients work directly with students and professional mentors. Its work also includes the Nub Club of Ohio, a community of more than 80 individuals with limb differences and their families.WESTERVILLE, OH
Enable CincyFounded by University of Cincinnati biomedical engineering students, Enable Cincy is a volunteer nonprofit that uses 3D printing to design and provide free upper-limb prosthetics and assistive devices for people with disabilities. Since starting in 2016, the student-led organization has developed 10 successful products and delivered devices across the United States and to three other countries, combining patient-focused design with hands-on engineering education.CINCINNATI, OH
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
Optimus ProstheticsFounded in Dayton, Optimus Prosthetics provides custom prosthetic solutions for amputees, with care that follows patients from surgery through rehabilitation and beyond. Its Dayton clinic houses the company’s fabrication lab, allowing prosthetists and technicians to adjust sockets and produce 3D-printed check sockets close to the fitting room rather than relying on an outside lab. With clinics in Dayton, Columbus, and Cincinnati, Optimus also builds community through its annual Limbitless Drive amputee golf clinic and tournament.COLUMBUS, OH