Ottobock
German medical technology company producing prosthetics, orthotics, and exoskeletons, using 3D printing for customized patient-care solutions.
- CEO / Founder
- Oliver Jakobi
- Team Size
- 5001-10000
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $810M
- Latest Round
- Private Equity
- Key Investors
- EQT (minority stake; family-owned company)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Prosthetic limbs (e.g., Michelangelo hand, C-Leg, C-Brace), orthoses, wheelchairs, myoelectric components, and 3D-printed sockets/liners (e.g., MyFit TT).
Technological Advantage
Century-long expertise in prosthetics/orthotics engineering paired with in-house digital fabrication (iFab 3D printing production) and microprocessor-controlled joints (C-Leg).
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Combines individualized patient fitting with digital manufacturing, including 3D scanning and printing, to deliver custom prosthetic and orthotic devices.
How They Differentiate
Vertically integrated manufacturing and clinical service network (Patient Care Centers) alongside proprietary digital fabrication (iFab, 3D scanning/printing) for custom-fit devices.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Orthopedic and prosthetic clinics, patient care centers, amputees, and people with mobility impairments.
Industry Verticals
Medical/Healthcare, Prosthetics and Orthotics
Competitors
Ossur; Blatchford; Fillauer
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
1997: launched first microprocessor-controlled lower limb prosthesis (C-Leg); ongoing rollout of 3D-printed socket/liner solutions (MyFit TT, iFab Production).
Notable Customers
Paralympic athletes worldwide; ~400 Ottobock Care patient centers globally; O&P professionals and clinics in 45 countries
Recent coverage of Ottobock
Official records
Filings, certifications, and programme counts AMPulse can show for this company.
- [F] Horizon / CORDIS · 1 AM awardProject records derived from CORDIS, the European Union research results portal, CC BY 4.0.
- [F] Resilient Efficient Soft and Sustainable Optimized Robotics Technology · 2026
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 8
- Granted
- 3
- Families
- 8
Leading domains: process (8), application (7), equipment (3)
Filings by year: 2022: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3
- METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN ARTICLE4638095 · EP
- FINGER ORTHOSIS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF20210267782 · US
- Method and device for producing a wall of an object12570052 · US
- PROSTHESIS SOCKET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME20230016023 · US
- METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN ARTICLE2024133131 · WO