FITBIONIC's New Prosthetic Foot Uses Solvay's Torlon® PAI for Key Bearing Components

Published Mar 11, 2014

ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 11, 2014– FITBIONIC Inc., Boulder, Colo., an upstart developer and manufacturer of next-generation prosthetic technology, has launched its first product – an innovative prosthetic foot that features high load-carrying bearings made of Torlon® polyamide-imide (PAI) from Solvay Specialty Polymers. The ultra-high performance thermoplastic delivers long-term strength and stiffness along with exceptional wear and fatigue resistance in this highly demanding load-bearing application.