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Indego at Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Parker Hannifin's Indego is a powered lower-limb exoskeleton, FDA-cleared via 510(k) in 2016, intended to enable individuals with spinal cord injury at levels T7 to L5 to perform ambulatory functions with supervision of a specially trained companion.

Indego by Parker Hannifin Indego · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Exoskeletons

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Vanderbilt Medical Center participated in 4-year DOD-funded multi-center study. 54 subjects enrolled across three studies including home/community use. Technology originally licensed from Vanderbilt University.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Indego at Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-17
Model
Indego
Status
operational
First seen
2015-10-22
ID
193c781d-00e2-4b1e-b724-f1454f305893

Timeline

  1. Oct 2015
    First recorded
    Indego first documented operating at Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Parker to supply Indego Exoskeletons for DOD-funded study · https://www.todaysmedicaldevelopments.com/news/medical-device-design-parker-hannifin-indego-exoskeleton-paralyzed-walking-102215/ · 2015-10-22
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-17

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-17

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: exoskeleton

Sources by quality tier

1
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Common questions

What is the Indego deployment at Nashville, Tennessee, USA?
Indego, built by Parker Hannifin Indego, is recorded as a deployment at Nashville, Tennessee, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Parker Hannifin Indego operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Indego at Nashville, Tennessee, USA?
Parker Hannifin Indego, the manufacturer of Indego, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Indego deployment at Nashville, Tennessee, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting October 22, 2015 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Indego deployment at Nashville, Tennessee, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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