Established in 1993, Ottobock (China) Industry Co., Ltd. is a solely-funded company of Germany Ottobock Health and Rehab Group, which mainly offers products include prosthesis, orthotics, neural implants and rehab products and provides customers with professional technical consulting and complete before-sale and after-sale services. To date, Ottobock has opened branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Chengdu, intending to provide most convenient and efficient services to its customers.

To actively respond to the national call to “make 300 million people involved in winter sports”, promote the winter sports among the handicapped Chinese and expand the influence of Winter Paralympic Games of 2022, China Disabled Persons’ Federation organized and launched the “First Winter Sport Season of Disabled Chinese” on a national scale for three months. In the display of sports equipment in the closing ceremony, Ottobock debuted its Alpine Ski and Snow Leopard Wheelchair, which were unanimously praised by the visitors.

From the Seoul Paralympic Games 1988 and Rio Paralympic Games 2016, Ottobock has provided maintenance services of prosthesis, orthotics and wheelchairs to the Paralympic Games and provided logistical support to coaches, athletes and staff of the Paralympic Games with its high-quality products, constantly upgraded technologies and efficient services.

     Ottobock will attend the 11th C&R Expo China with the following products. Let’s have a glimpse of them.

1. 4th generation smart bionic knee C-Leg The smart bionic knee adopts bionic technology, integrates the prosthetic knee joint system with a module that imitates human’s brain to command movement of body organs, inbuilt with a knee sensor, an ankle sensor and a central micro-processor. It enables the knee joint to quickly sense ground conditions and walking speed and make real-time adjustment to get adapted to the road conditions and walking requirements. The prosthesis is high in mobility and safety performance. C-Leg is listed among the 50 German inventions that influence the world.

In 1997, Ottobock took the initiative to release the globally first smart bionic knee C-Leg. To date, it has been used by more than 100,000 users and is the most popular smart bionic knee on an international scale. Trusted by these users, C-Leg has reached its revolutionized fourth generation.

2. Genium smart bionic knee able to ascend stairs alternatively Benefited from the wearing experience of 45, 000 C-Leg users worldwide and Ottobock’s near 100 years of ceaseless pursuit of technologies, its strong R&D team has invented Genium brand new smart bionic knee after 15 years of researches to make the dream in the heart of all thigh amputees worldwide come true. At present, Genium is the only knee joint that can ascend stairs alternatively and cross obstacles in the world.

Genium smart bionic knee adopts bionic technology and the most advanced intelligent technology, inbuilt with precision gyroscope technology used most in aerospace system, accelerometer technology in automobile airbag system, and electronic elements such as angle sensor and smart micro-processor. With a perfect combination of machinery and electronics, it achieves a real-time monitoring on the changes of rotation speed and direction, the accelerated speed in horizontal and vertical directions, and the bending angle and speed of knee joint. The micro-processor can work out carefully for the users and guarantee that the users are safe under any condition.

3. 3E80 smart bionic knee with a high cost performance Ottobock Group has rolled out 3E80 smart bionic knee with a high cost performance. The knee is inbuilt with intelligent elements to bring a different wearing experience to the users. The brand new 3E80 will combine the highest safety and stability performance and a wonderful mobility performance to bring a different and wonderful life to the users.

The 3E80 is inbuilt with sensors and real-time monitoring at a frequency up to 50 Hz. It can sense the movement of the heel in real time. The intelligent electronic element can effectively, safely and stably control the bending of knee joint and release the knee joint at the most opportune time, so users can easily and freely enter the swing phase. It can guarantee sufficient safety and stability during the supporting phase, while guarantee flexibility during the swing phase.

4. 1C66 smart carbon-fiber Flex ankle The first smart sole of foot developed by Ottobock Health and Rehab Group features an intelligent control of large-angle plantarflexion and dorsiflexion control of the ankle, an outstanding relaxing mode and a free ankle mode. The innovative smartphone control has made 1C66 smart ankle prosthesis the most advanced carbon-fiber sole of foot today.