united states number of locations seattle website www.cadencebiomedical.com cadence biomedical is a medical device company that provides orthotic products to help individuals with severe mobility impairments to walk again . 1 the company is located in seattle washington and was founded in 2007 under the name empowering engineering technologies . 2 products edit cadence biomedical released its first product the kickstart walking system in august 2012 . kickstart is a wearable device or orthosis that gives users stability and the ability to walk independently . the device is intended to improve mobility for those in stroke recovery or for individuals with neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury traumatic brain injury multiple sclerosis or muscular dystrophy.is designed to provide walking assistance and stability for those who have difficulty walking especially if they experience difficulty lifting their knee catching toes when taking a step lack of endurance or problems with coordination balance or stability . 3 4 5 the device uses no external power or batteries to provide assistance 6 but functions similarly to robotic exoskeletons in that it helps to move the legs forward and augments existing strength . the product was released in 2012 and is available through orthotists in the united states . references edit cadence biomedical launches kickstart kinetic orthosis . business wire . retrieved 13 january 2013 . cook john . cadence biomedical scores 1.1 million to help people with disabilities walk . geekwire . retrieved 13 january 2013 . quick darren . kickstart mechanical orthosis puts a spring in your step no batteries required . gizmag . retrieved 10 january 2013 . ostrovsky gene . kickstart orthosis assists in walking using elegant unpowered mechanics videos . med gadget . retrieved 14 january 2013 . cadence biomedical launches kickstart kinetic orthosis . business wire . retrieved 14 january 2013 . quick darren 24 september 2012 . kickstart mechanical orthosis puts a spring in your step no batteries required . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cadence biomedical & oldid 737200693 categories mobility devicescompanies based in seattle navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 09 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view