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Medicare pays for ReWalk exoskeleton

Medicare Administrative Contractor Noridian Healthcare Solutions has paid the first ever claim by an eligible Medicare patient for a personal exoskeleton from Israel’s ReWalk. ReWalk is now an authorized medically necessary device when prescribed for a patient with spinal cord … Continue reading

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ReWalk for veterans

A CBS program that publicized the life-changing impact of the exoskeleton from Israel’s ReWalk (see here previously) that enables wheelchair-bound US veterans to walk. CBS didn’t mention that the product was Israeli or even its name. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/robotic-tech-helped-a-veteran-walk-again-now-shes-working-to-expand-access/

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ReWalk’s soft suit completes trials

I reported previously (see here) about ReStore, the soft suit exoskeleton from Israel’s ReWalk that enables stroke patients to walk. ReStore recently completed successful trials at five US rehabilitation centers and ReWalk has now applied for US FDA and European … Continue reading

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ReWalk inventor can now stand up

Israel’s Amit Goffer invented the ReWalk for paraplegics, but as a quadriplegic he couldn’t use it. So he invented UPnRIDE (see Aug 2014) which allows wheelchair-bound quadriplegics to get vertical.  Watch Amit use the latest version of UPnRIDE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boSTQX2w1i8 http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/israeli-invention-allows-quadriplegics.html

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ReWalk is medically necessary

A US surgeon, confined to a wheelchair following a spinal cord injury, has successfully won his case to be reimbursed by his health plan for a ReWalk exoskeleton. The ruling will help make ReWalk available to all eligible patients. http://rewalk.com/rewalk-robotics-exoskeleton-deemed-medically-necessary-by-independent-medical-review-organization/

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ReWalk makes paraplegics healthier

Israel’s ReWalk exoskeleton not only enables paraplegics to walk upright, it also improves their overall fitness. It allows users to exercise, use the toilet, boost their self-image and improve their mental health. http://www.timesofisrael.com/rewalks-benefits-go-beyond-ambulation-company-says/

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ReWalk makes miracles possible

(M) Here’s a rare positive Israel article from CNN.  It describes the exoskeleton from Israel’s ReWalk that is changing the lives of paraplegics.  People previously confined to wheelchairs can now walk upright once again.  (Stop video after 2 minutes.) http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/08/technology/innovationnation/rewalk/

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ReWalk shares are up and running

The share price of Israeli exoskeleton developers ReWalk Robotics more than doubled on the day of its Wall Street Initial Public Offering (IPO).  The 3 million shares, offered at $12 per share, reached $25.6 per share at close of business. … Continue reading

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ReWalk to launch on NASDAQ

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel’s ReWalk Robotics (previously Argo Medical) has filed for an IPO on Nasdaq to raise $58 million. ReWalk’s flagship product is a robotic exoskeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals with Spinal Cord … Continue reading

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ReWalk gets US FDA approval

US health regulators have approved the ReWalk exoskeleton system developed by Israel’s Argo Medical. ReWalk’s leg braces, motion sensors and motorized joints respond to subtle changes in upper-body movement and shifts in balance, allowing paraplegics to stand and walk. http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-regulators-okay-israeli-made-robotic-legs/

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