Overview
Embla Medical hf (formerly Össur hf) is an Icelandic medical device company specializing in non-invasive orthopaedic products including prosthetics, bracing, and compression therapy. Founded in 1971 by Össur Kristinsson, the company is a global leader in bionic prosthetics with products like the Rheo Knee, Icon microprocessor knee, and NAVii waterproof bionic knee. Embla Medical is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen under the ticker EMBLA and reported $855M in revenue in 2024 with approximately 4,078 employees worldwide.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
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Products
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Founder
Revenue
Employees
Key Products
Notable Acquisitions
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Sveinn Sölvason President & CEOsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (2)
- Ossur Kristinsson Foundersecondary-verified
- Niels Jacobsen Chairman of the Boardsecondary-verified
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Embla Medical hf (1)
- FDA Class 2 recall of Össur Total Knee Junior prosthetic knee due to balancing unit failure2009-08-10 · Recall
via Rheo Knee
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Recent coverage
Embla Medical hf in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Revenue disclosed
- $929000000 (private_reported)
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedAug 10, 2009
FDA Class 2 recall of Össur Total Knee Junior prosthetic knee due to balancing unit...
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-28
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-28
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Embla Medical hf.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Embla Medical hf from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Embla Medical - ODT Magazine Company Profile
ODT Magazine profiles Embla Medical (formerly Össur), ranked #9 in orthopedic devices with 55M in 2024 sales, covering its rebrand, FIOR & GENTZ acquisition, and new bionics…
Össur - Wikipedia
Wikipedia article on Össur (now Embla Medical), covering the company's history from 1971 founding, acquisitions, bionics research with Alfred Mann Foundation, and global…
Embla Medical hf.: Target Price Consensus and Analysts Recommendations | EMBLA | IS0000000040 - marketscreener.com
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Embla Medical signs agreement to invest in a majority stake
Embla Medical (formerly Össur) announces the establishment of its new parent company structure and FIOR & GENTZ acquisition, broadening its neuro orthotics portfolio.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/embla-medical.md
- RSS feed: /companies/embla-medical/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/75a567ec-e23a-47f6-8814-12705a627540
- Revision history: /companies/embla-medical/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Reality vs attention
Embla Medical hf draws attention at the 10th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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Last computed: Jul 29, 2026