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ASOP focused on better patient outcomes

New products and techniques in fracture casting and orthopaedic bracing were under the spotlight at the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Orthopaedic Professionals (ASOP). Ossur was delighted to sponsor two important casting workshops featuring Paula Owens and Jack Hart.
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Art Imitates Life - Mike McNaughton stars in Lonestar's music video "Mountains"

He lost his leg while leading international teams in the clearing of landmines in Afghanistan, but SFC Mike McNaughton has never stopped moving forward, taking one sure step after another. Now Mike will move and inspire millions of CMT viewers as he portrays the story of a solider who has lost his leg in the war, in one of the hottest music videos to hit the screen.
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Understanding Ossur - Investors invited to informative event

Ossur shareholders are warmly invited to the Company´s Capital Market Day in Iceland on September 15th. Hosted by the Ossur management team, the event´s varied agenda covers all aspects of the business and our activities.
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First to cross the line!

Congratulations to Stuart Hughes from the UK, who has become the first amputee to cross the finish line in the half-marathon on August 19 - part of the annual Reykjavik Marathon event - completing the 21.1km course in a time of 1:57:09. While in Iceland, he took the opportunity to drop by Ossur´s head office and get a taste of the future in prosthetic limbs.
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Scholarship opportunity for amputees - apply by September 1

Spread the word! Amputees and current or former cancer patients who are US citizens and are planning to go to college this fall, still have almost two weeks to apply for assistance from The Cancer for College Scholarship Fund. Applications must be submitted by September 1st.
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Team Ossur's Sarah Reinertsen and prosthetist Peter Harsch take on the world!

The "Amazing Race" is one of the world's toughest competitive events, a series of physical challenges in demanding locations across the globe. No surprise then to see Sarah Reinertsen in the frame, the first ever amputee to take part in the CBS Emmy-award winning reality series. Watch out for the show, which airs in 80 countries this fall.
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OSSUR'S POWER KNEE(tm) WIDELY AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER
Amputees get world’s first prosthesis to restore their lost muscle function

Ossur North America, a trusted and global developer of more scientifically advanced prosthetic innovations than any other company in the field, is pleased to introduce its POWER KNEE(tm). Although not officially launching until September, the first six POWER KNEE’s have already been sold in the U.S., including to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center and the Veterans Administration to benefit soldier amputees returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts as well as veterans of past conflicts.
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OSSUR TAKES ANOTHER GIANT STEP IN PROSTHETIC TECHNOLOGY
Bionic Technology by Ossur Leaps Ahead

Ossur (ICEX: OSSR) – the Iceland-based developer and supplier of orthopedic devices – has launched more scientifically advanced prosthetic innovations than any other company in the field. Now it has seized upon one of the 21st century's hottest areas of technology – bionics – to improve the quality of life for amputees. Prosthetists, the press, and users alike have been dazzled by its knees, which employ motorized power and artificial intelligence, making them the first truly ground-breaking innovations in prosthetics since the late '90s. Bionic Technology by Ossur is continuing to expand not just by utilizing and merging current technologies, but by advancing them and conceiving entirely new ones.
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Amputee athlete competes in TV's The Amazing Race
Around the world on Ossur’s prostheses

Ossur is delighted to congratulate Sarah Reinertsen on her selection as the first amputee to take part in CBS’s Emmy-winning reality series, The Amazing Race. Reinertsen, previously a marketing manager for Ossur North America, is also a member of Team Ossur, a group of elite amputee athletes sponsored by the company. She paired up for the show with good friend and former work colleague, Peter Harsch, CP, an Ossur clinical prosthetist whose many responsibilities include looking after Team Ossur members.
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