In the U.S., I think a very big concern for the amputee population is that these items are viewed as luxury items and they’re not, it’s a medical necessity like a sleep apnea machine.

Andrew Pedtke

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The most prevalent population of amputees are vascular diabetics, so they tend to be a little bit older, and they’re not necessarily as mobile as some of the younger trauma folks or warriors, they’re looking for something that’s really helpful and gets them along in everyday life, is liberating, they just want to get up and move around.

The important part is that we’re not just 3-D printing sockets here, we’re not just another tech company, the foundation of what we’re doing is built upon a gravestone of clinical understanding of the technology gap that exists in the physical therapy world.