CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Myomo, Inc. (NYSE MKT: MYO) (“Myomo” or the “Company”), a commercial stage medical robotics company, today announced the launch of its next-generation MyoPro® myoelectric arm orthosis (powered brace), the only lightweight wearable device that can restore function in the paralyzed or weakened arms and hands of individuals who have suffered a stroke, spinal cord or nerve injury, or other neuromuscular disability. With the orthosis, a paralyzed individual can perform activities of daily living including feeding themselves, carrying objects and doing household tasks, and many are able to return to work. The product is currently being shipped to customers nationwide.
MyoPro 2 extends the capabilities of the previous device with significant enhancements, including interchangeable, extended-life rechargeable batteries for continuous daily use. Additional enhancements include an upgraded user interface, improved sensors and improved harness and finger grasp orthosis for more reliable and comfortable long-term wear.
MyoPro 2 is available in three models to match patient-specific needs:
- Motion E: powered elbow with static rigid wrist support;
- Motion W: powered elbow and a multi-articulating wrist with flexion/extension and supination/pronation; and
- Motion G: powered elbow, a multi-articulating wrist and a powered 3-jaw-chuck grasp.
“MyoPro 2 is the result of collaboration between our users, clinical partners and engineering team to help patients restore their activities of daily living,” said Paul R. Gudonis, Chairman and CEO of Myomo. “Early in our rollout, feedback from patients, physicians and the orthotics and prosthetics community has been very positive. We look forward to addressing the large unmet need in upper limb paralysis as we continue to bring MyoPro 2 to a larger market.”
For more information on MyoPro 2, please visit myomo.com.
About Myomo
Myomo, Inc. is a commercial stage medical
robotics Company that offers expanded mobility for those suffering from
neurological disorders and upper limb paralysis. Based on patented
technology developed at MIT and the Company, Myomo develops and markets
the MyoPro® product line of lightweight, non-invasive, powered arm
braces to restore function in the paralyzed or weakened arms and hands
of individuals that have suffered a stroke, spinal cord or nerve injury
such as brachial plexus injury, or other neuromuscular disability such
as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or multiple sclerosis (MS). It is
provided through clinical relationships with VA medical centers, leading
rehabilitation hospitals, and Orthotics and Prosthetics (“O&P”)
practices. Several hundred have been successfully used by patients. It
is the only device that, sensing a patient’s own neurological signals
through non-invasive sensors on the arm, can restore their ability to
use their arms and hands so that they can return to work, live
independently and reduce their cost of care. Myomo is headquartered in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, with sales and clinical professionals across
the U.S. For more information, please visit www.myomo.com.
Forward Looking Statements
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forward-looking statements regarding the trading of the Company’s common
stock on the NYSE, the Company’s plans for the use of proceeds and
advancing its product line, increasing its sales and marketing efforts
and growing its business, and the Company's future business
expectations, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual
results due to a variety of factors. Other risks and uncertainties
include, among others, risks related to the Company’s liquidity and
financial position, the trading of its common stock, its new products,
services, and technologies, government regulation and taxation, and
fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect
Myomo's business and financial results are included in Myomo's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions
readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company disclaims
any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to
reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
