The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Ossur: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions, $60.0M raised, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.
CategoryWearable AI
Overview
Össur (now part of Embla Medical) is an Icelandic medical device company based in Reykjavik, developing bionic prosthetics and non-invasive orthopaedic bracing. Founded in 1971 by amputee and prosthetist Össur Kristinsson, the company pioneered the world's first silicone prosthetic liner (Iceross) and later introduced bionic prosthetics including the Power Knee, Rheo Knee, and Proprio Foot with AI-powered real-time gait adaptation. Listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (EMBLA) since 2009, with annual revenues exceeding USD 600 million and approximately 4,000 employees across 26 global operations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundIPO post-money
Key facts
Focus
Parent
Robot
Technology
Founder
Revenue
IPO
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Ossur on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Ossur's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Ossur deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Ossur Kristinsson Founderreported, not verified
- Jon Sigurdsson President & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Ossur Kristinssonsolefounded 1971-01-01no longer at company
later founded Embla Medical hf
- Ossur Kristinssoncofounderno longer at company
later founded Embla Medical hf
Former / Previously (1)
- Ossur Kristinsson Foundersince 1971-01-01secondary-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 Ossur (1)
- Össur recalls Rheo Knee prosthetic devices due to safety concern2024-03-25 · Recall
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Ossur3 deployments
Recent coverage
Ossur in third-party press
Peers
35 peers across 1 segment. Every Ossur competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
wearable(35)
32 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 2595.3892239124602) · leader Oculus VR at 4361%
- Baidudirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Based Hardwaredirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Beedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Brilliant Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Dexcomdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Esper Bionicsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $60.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- IPO1999-12-17
$60M(reported) · $600M post
Investors: Public market investors (lead), William Demant Invest, Nordic financial institutions, US financial institutions
Timeline
Every recorded move in Ossur’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundIPO funding round
1999-12-17IPO raising $60000000
Key hireOssur Kristinsson joins as Founder
1971-01-01Ossur Kristinsson appointed Founder
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Power Knee at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Power Knee at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Power Knee at United Kingdom, Europe
- Incident recordedMar 25, 2024
Össur recalls Rheo Knee prosthetic devices due to safety concern
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Ossur.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Ossur from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Össur Launches New POWER KNEE — World's First Actively Powered Microprocessor Prosthetic Knee
Össur announces the next-generation Power Knee, the world's first actively powered microprocessor prosthetic knee for above-knee amputees.
Össur Celebrates 20 Years as a Publicly Traded Company
Össur marks 20th anniversary of its IPO, recounting growth from USD 18M revenue in 1999 to USD 613M in 2018 with 4,000 employees across 26 operations.
Össur Acquires U.S. Orthopaedics Company (Innovation Sports)
Össur acquires Innovation Sports to strengthen its ligament brace portfolio, the largest segment of the bracing market.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ossur.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ossur/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/57cc5ad0-eda8-46e7-8723-a62d2dd81b86
- Revision history: /companies/ossur/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
After wearing a traditional transfemoral socket for 2 years, Union Orthotics & Prosthetics Co. Certified Prosthetist, Bob and Certified Prosthetist Orthotist, B
He is a below-elbow amputee patient who came to Carevale Rehab seeking a functional solution to regain independence in his daily activities. We provided him wit
Double below-knee amputee walking with the Ossur - Proflex Pivot. The Proflex Pivot features about 27 degrees of ankle movement which makes your gait much more
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Ossur draws attention at the 40th percentile but verifies reality at the 55th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap -14.3, 27th widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 326 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 3, 2026