What Presque Isle Medical Technologies does

Presque Isle Medical Technologies is a third-generation, family-owned orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) provider founded in 1975 by Morton Heifetz in Erie, Pennsylvania. The company designs, fabricates, and fits custom prosthetic limbs, custom upper-limb, lower-limb, and spinal orthotics (including Boston TLSOs, Providence TLSOs, AFOs, KAFOs, HKAFOs, Carbon AFOs, GRAFOs, and Reciprocating Gait Orthoses), pediatric orthotics for conditions such as cerebral palsy, scoliosis, torticollis, plagiocephaly, arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, and osteogenesis imperfecta, cranial remolding helmets using 3D scanning, and the Spinecor dynamic corrective brace for idiopathic scoliosis. Core technical capabilities include 3D imaging and scanning for cranial remolding, 3D printing of diagnostic sockets and custom protective covers, and a cloud-based EMR and order tracking system; custom devices are produced at a state-of-the-art fabrication facility in Erie, PA. The company also operates mastectomy fitting services and a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shore Prosthetics & Orthotics, which extends the footprint to Maryland, D.C., Northern Virginia, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.

Revenue is generated on a professional services and device-reimbursement basis, with payment flowing primarily through Medicare Part B, state Medicaid programs (PA, NY, OH, MD) and associated HMOs, and major commercial payers including Highmark BCBS, Anthem BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, and Tricare. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company verifies benefits prior to service and provides out-of-pocket estimates. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales and referral-driven: ABC-certified practitioners deliver care at fixed clinics and via an exclusive mobile prosthetic care unit, with intake coordinators handling insurance verification and scheduling. The customer base spans pediatric patients, amputees, and adult orthotic patients, with a horizontal segmentation approach and physician, surgeon, therapist, home health, Shriners Hospital, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital as the primary referral channels.

Name

Presque Isle Medical Technologies

Legal name

Presque Isle Medical Technologies

Website

https://presqueislemedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Presque Isle Medical Technologies is a third-generation, family-owned orthotics and prosthetics provider founded in 1975 in Erie, PA, delivering custom prosthetic, orthotic, cranial remolding, pediatric, and mobile care services across four U.S. states and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prosthetic and Orthotic Care Services

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Orthotics & Bracing (Spinal/Lower/Upper Extremity Orthoses) (HLAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Orthotics & Bracing (AFO/KAFO, Spinal, Soft Goods Supports) (HLAHAMAC), Prosthetic Components & Rehabilitation Accessories (Liners, Feet, Knees, Sockets) (HLAHAMAD), Prosthetics, Orthotics & Bracing (POB) (HSABAKAG)

Keywords

• Prosthetic care services
• Orthotic devices
• Cranial remolding helmets
• Mobile prosthetic care
• Pediatric orthotics

Headquarters

HQ city

Erie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Prosthetic Devices and Fitting Services: Revenue from custom prosthetic device fabrication and fitting services. All evaluation and fitting visits are covered under the payment for the device. O&P devices are completed within 10-15 business days after documentation is received.
2. Orthotic Devices and Fitting Services: Revenue from custom orthotic devices including pediatric orthotics, spinal orthotics, cranial remolding helmets. Some urgent orthotic devices can be completed within 24 hours. All evaluation and fitting visits covered under device payment.
3. Insurance and Government Healthcare Reimbursement: Primary payment mechanism through Medicare Part B, Medicaid (PA, NY, OH, MD), and private insurance plans including Highmark BCBS, Anthem BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, Tricare, and various Medicaid HMOs. Company verifies benefits prior to service.
4. Mobile Prosthetic Care Services: Exclusive mobile prosthetic care unit brings amputee care directly to patients. Coordinated care model for facility and home-bound patients with visits scheduled in conjunction with therapy and home health visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Presque Isle Medical Technologies provides custom prosthetic and orthotic care, including upper-limb, lower-limb, and spinal orthotic devices, custom prosthetic limbs, cranial remolding helmets using 3D scanning, and Spinecor dynamic scoliosis bracing. Care is delivered by ABC-certified practitioners at fixed clinic locations and via an exclusive mobile prosthetic care unit for home-bound and facility patients, with reimbursement handled through Medicare, Medicaid, and major commercial insurance plans.

Product overview

Presque Isle Medical Technologies offers a comprehensive portfolio of orthotic and prosthetic care solutions organized around core service lines: Prosthetics (custom prosthetic limbs with focus on socket fit and functional outcomes), Orthotics (custom upper-limb, lower-limb, and spinal orthotics), and Mobile Services (bringing care directly to patients). Their specialty offerings include Pediatric Orthotics (treating conditions like Cerebral Palsy, Scoliosis, and Torticollis), Cranial Remolding Helmets (using 3D scanning for infants), and Spinecor Dynamic Corrective Brace (a non-rigid scoliosis treatment). They also provide a full range of specific orthotic devices including Boston TLSOs, Providence TLSOs, Surestep SMOs, AFOs (solid and articulated), KAFOs, HKAFOs, Carbon AFOs, GRAFOs, and Reciprocating Gait Orthoses. The company operates as a single integrated care platform with multiple service delivery modes (in-office, mobile, and through their Shore Prosthetics & Orthotics subsidiary in Maryland, DC, and the US Virgin Islands).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prosthetics Custom prosthetic limb services focusing on precise socket fit and functional outcomes to help individuals with limb loss maintain stability, function, and comfort in daily activities.
• Orthotics Custom orthotic devices including upper-limb, lower-limb, and spinal orthotics produced at the state-of-the-art fabrication facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, including AFOs, KAFOs, TLSOs, and related bracing.
• Mobile Prosthetic and Orthotic Care Mobile prosthetic and orthotic care delivered directly to facility and home-bound patients, with visits coordinated with therapy and home health visits for integrated care.
• Pediatric Orthotics Specialized orthotic care for children covering conditions including Cerebral Palsy, Scoliosis, Torticollis, Plagiocephaly, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, and Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
• Cranial Remolding Helmets Helmet therapy for Deformational Plagiocephaly, Brachycephaly, and Craniosynostosis using 3D imaging and scanning technologies for a stress-free molding process; evaluations are provided at no cost.
• Spinecor Dynamic Corrective Brace The first and only truly dynamic brace for non-invasive scoliosis treatment, providing progressive correction of Idiopathic Scoliosis from 15° Cobb angle and above while preserving normal body movement and growth.
• Mastectomy Fitting Services Certified mastectomy fitting services provided by a Certified Mastectomy Fitter for mastectomy patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two-thirds of amputees don't receive a prosthesis and 42% are not referred to a Prosthetist by surgical team - mobile service addresses this gap
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Shriners Hospital for Children (Erie, PA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1975Over 40-year partnership providing pediatric orthotic care. Founder Morton Heifetz befriended Chief of Staff Dr. Karl Frankovitch who offered him a contract to provide orthotic care for children at Shriners. Jonathan Heifetz maintains close relationship enabling best coordinated pediatric care. Company has served tens of thousands of children and families through this partnership.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital (Dr. Charles Mehlman, DO, MPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly Spinecor scoliosis clinic established with Dr. Charles Mehlman, Orthopedic Surgeon at Cincinnati Children's premier Orthopedic Surgery department. Jonathan Heifetz co-authored study on Spinecor effectiveness compared to rigid bracing. Hundreds of patients successfully fitted through this coordinated clinic.
• Dr. Karl Frankovitch MD (Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognized Morton Heifetz's innate abilities and offered him contract to provide pediatric orthotic care at Shriners Hospital, founding Presque Isle Medical Technologies. Traveled with Morton to Dr. Hall in Boston to train in Boston Brace treatment protocol.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• OrthoPediatrics: Pediatric-focused orthopedic medical device company serving children's hospitals with specialty implants and bracing. Comparable in pediatric orthopedic focus, though more on the surgical/device side than custom O&P services.
• College Park Industries: Designer and manufacturer of prosthetic feet and components used by prosthetists. Comparable to Presque Isle's prosthetic device focus, but operating on the supply/manufacturer side rather than as a clinical care provider.

Broad incumbents

• Ottobock: Global leader in prosthetics, orthotics, and exoskeletons with U.S. patient care operations. Overlaps with Presque Isle on prosthetic component supply and clinical services, but at much larger scale and with proprietary component IP.
• Hanger Clinic: Largest U.S. operator of orthotic and prosthetic patient care clinics, with hundreds of locations nationwide. Comparable to Presque Isle as a multi-state O&P care provider, but operates at far greater scale and breadth across adult and pediatric services.

Direct peers

• Surestep: Pediatric-focused orthotic manufacturer specializing in SMOs and dynamic bracing for children with conditions like hypotonia and toe walking. Directly comparable to Presque Isle's pediatric orthotics product line.
• Fillauer: Manufacturer and supplier of prosthetic components including feet, knees, and orthotic components. Comparable to Presque Isle on the prosthetic device side and serves overlapping O&P clinical customers.
• Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics: Multi-location U.S. O&P patient care provider with clinical services across prosthetics, orthotics, and pediatrics. Comparable regional multi-clinic O&P services model with similar referral-driven GTM.
• Boston Orthotics & Prosthetics: Specialty O&P provider known for the Boston Brace scoliosis system, a foundational product that Presque Isle has used for decades. Closely comparable in pediatric scoliosis orthotic protocols and TLSO focus.
• Becker Orthopedic: Manufacturer of orthopedic components including spinal orthoses and lower-extremity bracing. Directly comparable as a fabricator of custom orthotic devices used by O&P clinicians serving similar patient populations.

Regional players

• Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly RIC) Prosthetics & Orthotics: Hospital-affiliated O&P clinical service line associated with a major rehabilitation institution. Comparable in clinical care for complex prosthetic and orthotic cases, especially pediatric and adult rehabilitation populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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