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Press Releases:
WillowWood Remains Strong Despite Injunction Regarding Prosthetic Liners
Industry Release: O&P Industry Provides Assistance to Victims of Boston Marathon Bombing
WillowWood Releases New 3D Scanner
WillowWood & University Partners Secure VA Contract For Advancing Transfemoral Prosthetics
Engineering Investment Aids Gel Liner Wearers
WillowWood Presents 2012 Service Awards
WillowWood’s New Sleeve for Elevated Vacuum
NEW Online Liner Selection Tool
Alpha® Liners: New Simplified Warranty
WillowWood Custom Liner Offerings Expanded
WillowWood Presents 2011 Service Awards
WillowWood Named Top Place to Work for Second Consecutive Year
WillowWood Adds National Account Manager
WillowWood Ramping Up Software Development
Ohio Willow Wood Presents 2010 Employee Awards
Ohio Willow Wood Named Top Place to Work
Arbogast Becomes General Manager & Vice President at Ohio Willow Wood
Latest in Liner Technology A Solution for Multiple Amputee Needs
Prosthetic Products Donated by Ohio Willow Wood for Haitian Relief
Gerschutz Awarded Thranhardt Award for Vacuum Suspension Research
Company fact sheet:
Corporate Name:
The Ohio Willow Wood Company
WillowWood, located in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, is an industry leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of prosthetic products, including the Alpha® family of liners, the Fusion™ foot and the OMEGA® CAD system.
Key Company Officers:
President: Ryan Arbogast
Vice President: Robert E. Arbogast
Executive Vice President: C. Joseph Arbogast
Areas of Specialty:
Lower extremity prosthetic products
CAD/CAM for the prosthetic and orthotic industry
Custom fabrication of prosthetics
Key Product Lines:
Alpha® Liners – thermoplastic elastomer liners that go directly against a residual limb. A liner protects the residual limb from shear forces and abrasion experienced in a prostethic socket.
LimbLogic® – the first remote-control, waterproof electronic vacuum suspension system. The system provides amputees secure vacuum suspension without worry about environmental elements.
OMEGA® CAD system – Powerful CAD software that clinicians can use to manipulate 3D images of residual limbs or orthotic shapes via a laser scanner to create prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Brief Company History:
The Ohio Willow Wood Company was founded in 1907 and has served the prosthetic and orthotic industry for over 100 years. Our company founder, William E. Arbogast, personally experienced the difficulties an amputee faced in the early 1900s...poorly-fitting, uncomfortable, and unreliable prosthetic products. After just two years of becoming a bilateral amputee due to a railroad accident, William founded The Ohio Willow Wood Company making it easier for prosthetists to obtain quality materials for their patients.
Headquartered in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, the company has become a global leader in designing and manufacturing lower limb prosthetic components, and is dedicated to providing the best prosthetic solutions possible for amputees. In addition to traditional manufacturing, WillowWood also develops CAD software and equipment for the orthotic and prosthetic community.
While many aspects of WillowWood have evolved and changed over the years, the company’s commitment to the orthotic and prosthetic industry remains constant. Today, the third and fourth generations of Arbogasts are active in the daily operations of WillowWood. The business challenges have changed...insurance, reimbursement requirements, licensure, and the realization of a world market...but we remain strong. From the beginning, the Arbogast family and WillowWood have been active forces in the prosthetic and orthotic industry. Helping amputees live full active lives is in their hearts and minds. It is why WillowWood stands by its promise to free the bodies and the spirits of amputees every day.