News and Events

Leading Custom Fabrication Centers Now SCOKJ® Qualified - Horton Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce that 7 leading centers specializing in custom-made orthoses are now Qualified to fabricate all types of Horton's SCOKJ®. Freedom Fabrication, O&P1, Oregon Orthotic Systems, and Scott Orthotic Labs, recently attended a special advanced training course in Little Rock, AR to become Qualified to provide all types of weight-activated and motion-activated SCOKJ’s®, in addition to those already qualified. Due to the increased clinical utilization of Horton's SCOKJ®, first released in January of 2002, Horton Technology, Inc. found it increasingly difficult to keep up with the growing demand for central fabrication services for this KAFO system, which allows many people with knee paralysis to walk with a more normal gait pattern than the historic locked-knee braces of the past.  The addition of these newly Qualified centers means that the hundreds of SCOKJ® Qualified practitioners in the US, Canada, and Mexico now have the option of obtaining central fabrication services for the innovative and unique SCOKJ® from coast to coast.  Click here to find a complete list of qualified c - fabs.

Gary Horton Wins Clinical Creativity Award - Gary Horton, CO has been awarded one of his profession’s highest honors, the Clinical Creativity Award, by the American Academy of Orthotist and Prosthetists, a national society of allied healthcare professionals. Horton, a certified orthotist, has been in the O&P field for more than 25 years and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthotist and Prosthetist, a member of the International Society of Orthotists and Prosthetist, and president of the Arkansas Orthotic and Prosthetic Association. The Clinical Creativity Award recognizes those individuals who demonstrate high levels of creativity in process or device development that improve orthotic and /or prosthetic patient care. He received this award for his work on the Stance - Control Orthotic Knee™

Tonya Horton Wins Advertising Award - Tonya Horton wins an advertising award for outstanding advertising, from the American Orthotic Prosthetic Association. The award was given in recognition of an advertisement, for orthotic knee joints, that achieved outstanding readership response, as measured against all other ads. She won first place out of 15 in her company’s category, and won fifth place overall out of 80. The advertisement ran in the September issue of the Almanac Magazine.

Smart Knee™ - The electronic controlled orthotic knee joint was introduced at the AOPA National Assembly.  Click here for more info.

Chicago Meeting A Success - We held a Q course at The AOPA National Assembly October 9.  We had over 60 people attend and qualified 44 new practitioners to measure, fabricate, and fit the SCOKJ®.  We also were included in the Stance Control Symposium and had a booth.  The symposium went well and our booth stayed very busy.

Spinal Cord Injury Patient Greatly Improves - Click here to view pictures of Eric. Click here to read a magazine article on Eric.

CAPO Meeting  A Success - The Canadian Association of Orthotics and Prosthetics held their meeting the first week of August 2002.  We held a qualifying course at the convention and had over 80 people attend.  We Qualified 48 Practitioners.  Their names will be added to the Qualifying Practitioners list soon.

The Edge Magazine - Click here to read an article that they did on the  Stance Control Orthotic Knee Joint.

News Story  - A local Little Rock news station did a story on the Stance Control Orthotic Knee Joint.  Click here to read it.

Orlando Academy Meeting A Success - We held a Q course on March 20 at the Academy Meeting.  We had 38 people pre-registered, and over 90 people showed up.  We fit as many people in the room that the Fire Marshall would allow and still had to turn people away. We also had a booth that stayed very busy.  Thanks to everyone who showed us enthusiasm and support at this meeting. Click here for pictures.

First Bi-Lateral Patient Fit - Clyde Massey from Snell's in Louisiana fit the first bi-lateral patient on March 14.  Click here for pictures.

John Michael's Corner -   view before and after video, of one of our patients. Click here for link

Training Schedule - Click here to see training course dates and locations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting  - February 13 - 17, 2002 -  We have been accepted to show the Stance Control Orthotic Knee Joint at this meeting.  We will be attending.

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