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Press Releases:
WillowWood Launches META Core™
WillowWood announces Jairo Blumenthal as Managing Director, International Markets
WillowWood Completes the META® Triology: META® Shock X Launch
Leading Prosthetics Manufacturer WillowWood Global Has Acquired MAKstride
WillowWood Global Welcomes New Chief Commercial Officer To Executive Leadership
WillowWood Earns Hanger Partner Award for Innovation
WillowWood’s Business Update in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
WillowWood Welcomes New CFO to Leadership Team
WillowWood Earns Hanger Partner Award for Collaboration
WillowWood Announces New Board Member
WillowWood Invests in Sales Leadership
WillowWood Prepares for Growth
WillowWood Achieves ISO 13485:2016 Certification
WillowWood Agrees to Sell Majority Stake to DW Healthcare Partners
Mahesh Mansukhani Named CEO at WillowWood
WillowWood Leads Government Grant to Develop Self-Adapting Prosthetic Ankle
WillowWood Promotes Account Managers
WillowWood Hires New Chief of Technology
WillowWood Identifies Energy Savings Opportunities with Help
from University of Dayton Industrial Assessment Center
WillowWood Launches Early-Stage Investment Company
WillowWood Presents 2017 Service Awards
U.S. Congressman Speaks at WillowWood
WillowWood and Coapt to Develop Liner for Upper Extremity Prostheses
WillowWood Achieves ISO Certification
Fourth Generation Fully Leads WillowWood
WillowWood Receives Ohio Department of Health Award
WillowWood Promotes Wise and Huizinga
Federal Appeals Court Denies Alps Petition to Rehear Liner Suit
Innovative Partnership between WillowWood & OPIE Choice Network
Federal Appeals Court Overturns Decision in Liner Suit
A Successful Collaboration To Improve Transfemoral Sockets
Company fact sheet:
Corporate Name:
WillowWood Global LLC
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, LimbLogic® elevated vacuum, and the OMEGA® CAD system.
Key Company Officers:
CEO: Mahesh Mansukhani
COO: Daniel Rubin
President: Ryan Arbogast
Areas of Specialty:
Lower extremity prosthetic products
Custom fabrication of prosthetics
CAD/CAM for the prosthetic and orthotic industry
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 110 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. The business challenges have changed as the market continues to consolidate and technology continues to drive innovation and ingenuity in the manufacturing of prosthetic solutions. In June 2019, DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP) purchased a majority stake in WillowWood – an intentionally bold step.
WillowWood’s values and mission remain unchanged and will continue to guide the company and the work we do. While DWHP brings new advantages, our promise to deliver reliable products that enhance the quality of life for those who use them remains.