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Contact: Lisa Watkins
Phone: 800-553-3445
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2007		   15441 Scioto Darby Rd.
Mt. Sterling, OH 43143
Phone: 740-869-3377
Fax: 740-869-4374



OHIO WILLOW WOOD TEAMS UP WITH CONTOURMED FOR ADVANCED BREAST PROSTHESIS CREATION

Prosthetic capabilities of OMEGA® Tracer® have recently been expanded through a new partnership between Ohio Willow Wood and ContourMed. This team-up adds the capability of creating advanced breast prostheses using OMEGA Tracer and ContourMed’s fabrication services.

The OMEGA Scanner has been designated the preferred shape capture device for ContourMed, the leader in the development and manufacturer of custom breast prostheses. The OMEGA Scanner is a 3-D hand-held, laser imager and shape capture tool of the OMEGA Tracer system by Ohio Willow Wood.

ContourMed

ContourMed’s custom breast prostheses are made by using a highly-detailed and accurate 3-dimensional image captured by the OMEGA Scanner of the intact breast shape in a bra. The shape is then mirrored for the prosthesis and combined with a captured shape of the incision site on the chest wall. The merged images create the front and back of a breast prosthesis and match the contours of the chest wall for a unique and comfortable fit.

“Ohio Willow Wood is pleased to offer OMEGA Tracer customers another tool for helping their patients,” said Mark Ford, product manager for OMEGA Tracer. “Our partnership with ContourMed broadens the prosthetic capabilities of practitioners using OMEGA Tracer and the OMEGA Scanner which can allow for a broader patient base and increased profitability.”

 ContourMed

Established in July 2001, ContourMed, Inc. is a medical technology manufacturer that produces external prosthetic breast products handcrafted by specialized technicians in the U.S. It is the sole and exclusive beneficiary to the license(s) of intellectual property developed at the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Ohio Willow Wood, located in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, has been an innovative industry leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of prosthetic products since 1907. Celebrating its 100th anniversary of serving the orthotic and prosthetic industry, Ohio Willow Wood’s product line includes the well-known Alpha® family of liners, the Pathfinder® II foot and the OMEGA Tracer CAD system. For more information about Ohio Willow Wood and its products, please call 1-800-848-4930 or visit the company’s website at www.owwco.com.
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