A Birmingham med-tech firm has signed a new deal to distribute one of its prostheses products across North America.
Adapttech creates smart and wearable tech products which aim to improve the quality of life for people with physical limitations.
It has now teamed up with Cascade Orthopedic Supply, which operates from four US bases and distributes orthotics and prosthetics products across North America.
Under the terms of the agreement, Cascade will provide Adapttech's 'Insight' system through its distribution network in the US and Canada.
Insight aims to improve the socket fitting process involved with lower-limb prostheses by combining a 3D scanner, sensors, wearable technology and a mobile app to make it faster and easier to reach a comfortably fitting prostheses.
It also monitors a patient's rehabilitation process and this new distribution deal follows studies at two US prosthetics clinics.
Adapttech was founded by Frederico Carpinteiro and Mario Saenz Espinoza and is based at the Institute of Translational Medicine at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
Mr Carpinteiro said: "The positive results from our US clinical trials led to our decision to offer Insight to the whole North American market.
"We have shown that, using Insight, clinicians spend less time attending to patients with limb-socket problems, consume fewer hours fitting, assessing and refitting sockets and patients spend less time visiting and re-visiting the clinic.
"Increasing the socket comfort for patients has increased their activity level."
