Knees: Could a better knee brace prevent replacement surgery?
August 1, 2012 by Arezu Sarvestani
DJO Global hopes its new OA Nano knee brace, which weighs in at 14.2 ounces, can help patients with knee pain stave off total knee replacement surgeries for years.
DJO Global is hoping its OA Nano knee brace can help patients get a leg up on knee replacement surgery.
Calling it a "game-changer," DJO sales & marking director Brian Moore told MassDevice that at 14.2 ounces, the OA nano is the lightest knee brace of its kind in the world. And the Vista, Calif.-based medical device company is hoping more knee pain or osteoarthritis sufferers can use the brace to forgo total knee replacement surgery, possibly for years.
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