Tech Briefs: Building a Better Prosthetic to Restore Mobility for Amputees
Xtremity Clinical Director Tres Wright recently sat down with Tech Briefs for an insightful discussion about the technological innovation of the XtremityTT Socket System. With the goal of tackling the need for prosthetic devices and their associated care, Denver-based medical device company Xtremity has developed thermoformable socket technology and cost-efficient fabrication processes that aim to […]
Amplitude: Better Prosthetics for Amputees? Bob Kerrey Has a Plan for That
May is National Military Appreciation Month and Mobility Awareness Month. Xtremity’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bob Kerrey, was recently interviewed by Amplitude Magazine. Early in our conversation, Bob Kerrey interrupts himself and asks: “Can I offer a political opinion?” He’s been out of elected office for more than 20 years and off the […]
Authority Magazine: The Future Is Now: Tres Wright Of Xtremity On How Their Technological Innovation Will Shake Up The Prosthetics Industry
Our Clinical Director Tres Wright was recently featured in Authority Magazine! Check out the article below to learn more about Tres’ personal career trajectory, the story behind the Xtremity socket, our partnership with the Protez Foundation to provide sockets to Ukraine soldiers and much more. Prosthetics is not a career for those who do […]
BioWorld: Surgibox wins CE mark, humanitarian use nod for OR in a backpack
Surgibox Inc. won a CE mark for two components of its Surgifield system, an ultraportable sterile system that enables safe surgery any place, any time. The five-year-old startup also landed a humanitarian use exemption for use of the system in war-torn Ukraine. Read full article here. Note: This publication requires a free account to read.
Amplitude: Helping Ukraine’s War Amputees – A Firsthand Account
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine 10 months ago, we’ve been paying attention to its impact on the limb-loss community here in the United States. Thousands of people have lost limbs in this war, and the number’s still climbing. Dozens of new Ukrainian amputees have come to the US for prosthetic care, and Americans have sent […]
Orthopedic Design & Technology: Xtremity Raises $8.1 Million in Series B3 Funding
Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 01.20.23 Xtremity has closed an $8.1 million Series B3 financing round that added several new investors to the company’s shareholder ranks. The firm plans to use the funds to commercialize its first product, a transtibial prosthetic socket (XtremityTT). “Xtremity was formed to re-envision prosthetic development and to transform care for individuals […]
USA Wire: Finding a Positive Mindset to Navigate My Limb Loss Journey
My name is Shyrl Richards. I’m a wife, mother, and grandmother, avid runner, and lover of outdoor activities. I am also a person living with limb loss. While there are over two million people in the U.S. alone living with limb loss/difference and another 28 million at risk for amputation surgery, I never imagined that […]
Denver Business Journal: Denver prosthetics startup deploys millions to commercialize ‘game-changing’ tech
Denver Business Journal sits down with Xtremity’s CEO, Maynard Carkhuff, and Clinical Director, Tres Wright, to discuss the company’s vision, game-changing technology and more. Read full article here. Note: This publication requires a $4 subscription to read.
The O&P Edge: Xtremity Secures $8.1M in Funding for Prosthetic Socket
Xtremity, Denver, closed a Series B3 financing round of $8.1 million, which saw “strong insider participation and the addition of several prominent new investors,” the company said. The cash infusion will support bringing the company’s first product, the XtremityTT, to market. The XtremityTT is a transtibial prosthetic socket that can be reshaped with heat, which […]
Finsmes: Xtremity Raises $8.1M in Series B3 Funding
Xtremity, a Denver, CO-based MedTech startup, raised $8.1M in Series B3 funding. The backers were not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to establish itself as a leading developer and provider of prosthetic technologies, launching its first product. Led by CEO Maynard Carkhuff, Xtremity is a medical device brand that offers prosthetic socket […]
