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Ossur's Bionic line wins gold international award for best branding/corporate identity of the year

Ossur has announced that the distinctive logo for its newly unveiled bionic line of prosthetics -- and the design firm responsible for its creation -- Skaggs Design + Advertising, have been recognized by the San Francisco-based Medical Marketing Association as deserving of the 2005 Gold International Award of Excellence (IN-AWE) for the best branding/corporate identity development of the year.
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Vote for Rudy, Paul and Marlon!

Congratulations to Team Ossur members Rudy Garcia-Tolson, Paul Martin and Marlon Shirley who have all been nominated for this year's Excellence in Sports Performance awards. The ESPY awards, as they are known, were created by the Entertainment Sports Premier Network, the biggest sports cable network in the US.
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First ISPO congress in Czech Republic

The beautiful city of Prague was the venue for the very first ISPO scientific congress to be held in the Czech Republic this month. The one-day conference on June 13 brought together international presenters and participants from the fields of prosthetics, orthotics, biomechanics, rehabilitation, surgery and universities, with a clear focus on multidisciplinary approaches in prosthetics and orthotics.
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New online learning centre

Now there is a new way to view Ossur's great online training modules for prosthetists and technicians. The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) has just launched a new Online Learning Centre at www.oandp.org/olc and Ossur presentations are available here free of charge.
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Ossur v. Bledsoe Brace Systems

A federal district court judge in Seattle, Washington has issued an order following post trial motions in a lawsuit between Generation II and Bledsoe Brace Systems.
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Triple Expedition II - Dutch duo on Icelandic mission to highlight cystic fibrosis

This week, Jesaja Bouman and Joeri Rooij from the Netherlands rolled into Reykjavik at the end of a unique 250-mile expedition in Iceland, a trip that has taken them across the lava fields, over mountains, past active volcanoes and through almost 80 streams and rivers. Sponsored by Ossur, the pair are on a mission to raise awareness and funds for the crippling illness, cystic fibrosis.
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Knee-trial program offered free of charge in US

Ossur North America is now offering US prosthetists the opportunity to trial the Total Knee® 2000 and the Mauch® Gaitmaster Low Profile free of charge in its new 30-day trial program. For both amputees and their prosthetists, it is important to try different knee designs in order to evaluate which product best suits different people. Ossur North America now offers more time to make the best decision.
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