Cadence Biomedical
Seattle, Washington medical device maker founded 2007; builds the spring-and-pulley Kickstart exoskeleton for stroke and spinal cord injury gait rehab.
Cadence Biomedical is a medical device company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2007. Brian Glaister leads the company as chief executive, and it operates as an independent, privately held business.
Its product is the Kickstart Walking System, a wearable lower-limb device for people with walking impairment following stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis or other neurological conditions. Instead of motors or batteries, Kickstart uses a system of springs, pulleys and a clutch mechanism, which the company calls Exotendon technology, that stores energy during one phase of the gait cycle and releases it during the swing phase to assist forward leg movement and stabilize the hip and knee. The device can be fitted with one hand and is used both in clinical rehabilitation settings and for continued use at home. Kickstart is dispensed through certified orthotists across the United States and is covered by Medicare and by some private insurance plans.
In a 2012 Series A2 financing round, Cadence Biomedical raised 1.1 million dollars from HealthTech Capital, Sand Hill Angels, Tech Coast Angels, Alliance of Angels, ACE Fund, Frontier Angel Fund, WINGS and Keiretsu Forum Northwest to fund manufacturing and sales as the device entered the market that year.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Kickstart Walking System
- Model: Kickstart
- Launch Year: 2012
Passive lower-limb exoskeleton using Exotendon spring-clutch technology to restore walking in stroke and spinal cord injury patients — no motors or batteries.
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Contact Cadence Biomedical
WEBSITE
https://www.cadencebiomedical.com/PHONE
+1 877-484-7513HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
2007
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Manufacturer
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North America
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