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try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message orthocor medical inc. type private industry medical technology headquarters arden hills minnesota key people john dinusson founder & president products orthocor active system website http www.orthocormedical.com orthocor medical inc. is a privately owned medical device company based in arden hills minnesota . founded in 2007 orthocor develops drug free noninvasive mobile medical devices that alleviate pain and reduce edema . 1 contents 1 history 2 product 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit orthocor is headquartered in arden hills minnesota . orthocor initially worked to address the untapped market between analgesics and joint replacement surgery . orthocor s product development team designed a drug free noninvasive technology platform called the orthocor active system to alleviate pain and reduce edema . in 2009 orthocor received class iii clearance from the u.s. food and drug administration fda for the active system . 1 2 product edit active system in august 2010 the company introduced the orthocor active system a class iii medical device following approval from the fda . the orthocor active system is indicated for adjunctive use in the palliative treatment of post operative pain and edema in superficial soft tissue . the product uses a combination of electromagnetic therapy and heat for temporary relief of minor muscular and joint aches and pains associated with over exertion strains sprains and arthritis . the patented technology behind orthocor s active system is the combination of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy pemf and heat therapies . the pemf is activated when single use orthopods are inserted into the device . 1 3 the orthocor active system was a featured product on the dr. oz show . 4 awards edit in 2012 orthocor was named the winner of the minnesota cup in the bioscience division a state wide competition recognizing entrepreneurial excellence . 5 in november of that same year orthocor won the prestigious tekne award for life sciences small & growing company 6 given by the minnesota high tech association mhta . at the 9th annual lifescience alley expo event orthocor was a winner of the new technology show case sponsored by boston scientific . the active system was introduced as a cutting edge device among other health care technologies . 7 references edit a b c orthocor medical official home . frisch suzy . joint effort . twin cities business . retrieved 18 march 2011 . moore janet 3 february 2010 . orthocor medical trying to get a leg up . star tribune . retrieved 18 march 2011 . ask your doctor about pulsed electromagnetic field therapy . 2012 minnesota cup division winners announcement . 2012 tekne award recipients . lsa new technology showcase . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title orthocor & oldid 710384705 categories medical equipment manufacturershidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from june 2013articles with a promotional tone from december 2012all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing cleanup from december 2012all articles needing cleanupcleanup tagged articles with a reason field from december 2012wikipedia pages needing cleanup from december 2012articles needing additional references from december 2012all articles needing additional referencesorphaned articles from march 2011all orphaned articles 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 add links this page was last modified on 16 march 2016 at 17 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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