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In the O&P industry, the tools you use define the care you provide. Since 2021, the Galileo program by Protosthetics has helped hundreds of O&P clinicians evolve their in-house fabrication methods through managed in-clinic 3D printing, with over 30,000 unique products 3D printed across the platform to date.

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Over the last 4 years, Galileo has been able to drive tremendous impact on in-house prosthetic fabrication, yet we know for many clinics that the highest volume and tightest margin products are on the other side of our industry – orthotics. We’ve seen that orthotic fabrication often involves expensive and slow central fabrication orders, or highly labor intensive in-house lab work. With this in mind, Protosthetics has spent the last year developing the same high-quality, fast, and cost-effective product outcomes for orthotics that we have successfully achieved for prosthetics, with one goal in mind: help clinics operate more efficiently and better serve their patients.

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Today, we move beyond the socket. 

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Protosthetics is thrilled to announce Galileo O&P – the next evolution in digital fabrication, designed to bring the same speed and cost-savings of in-clinic 3D printing prosthetics to the world of orthotics.

Full Suite of Orthotic & Prosthetic Products

The launch of Galileo O&P puts faster, more capable 3D printing hardware in the hands of clinicians, greatly expanding the list of fully custom products that can be printed onsite for patients.

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Orthotic Products

• AFOs (Ankle Foot Orthoses): Custom-contouring for maximum support and comfort, available in articulated styles.
  

• FOs (Foot Orthotics): Truly custom functional and accommodative inserts, printed with the requested stiffness and flexibility based on the patient's pathology.

Prosthetic Products

• Check Sockets: Below-knee, above-knee, and upper extremity diagnostic sockets to ensure a timely, quality fit before final fabrication.
• Prosthetic Covers: Custom, durable below-knee and above-knee fairings designed to protect the underlying components and provide anatomical prosthesis shape.‍
• Flexible Interfaces: Precisely printed BK and AK flexible inner liners, perfectly replicating the diagnostic socket inner shape.
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New Hardware, New Possibilities

The heart of Galileo O&P lies in its advanced hardware. We’ve listened to the needs of practitioners and engineered a system that handles the unique demands of both orthotic and prosthetic fabrication:

• Dual Extruders: The addition of dual extrusion allows for the use of multiple materials or dedicated support structures in a single print. This is a game-changer for printing complex geometries and multi-material devices to improve efficiency and surface finishes.

• Built-in Filament Dehydrator: Material integrity is paramount. Our new integrated dehydrator ensures that your filament is always at the optimal moisture level. This eliminates common printing failures caused by humidity, ensuring that every 3D printed device is as strong and reliable as the last.

• Quick Motion System: Faster production speed and shortened time-to-delivery is an operational superpower for busy O&P clinics. With Galileo O&P, we turned print speeds up a notch — reducing print times by up to 20% — even for our larger, more complex prints like above-knee check sockets and articulated AFOs.

By combining robust hardware, software infrastructure, and design & support service under one roof, Galileo O&P delivers the speed and cost effectiveness of in-clinic 3D printing minus the headaches.

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The Complete Package: Print-Ready Day One

Galileo O&P is not just a hardware upgrade; it is a dedicated program designed to make 3D printing of both prosthetic and orthotic devices inside your clinic more accessible and cost effective. Operating off a monthly design and leasing model, Galileo removes the upfront hardware cost and learning curve that slows down a clinic's pursuit of using new 3D printing technology.
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Take the Next Step – On Us

We believe that once you see the quality and ease of ordering and fitting a Galileo O&P device, you’ll never look at fabrication the same way. We are inviting interested clinics to reach out for a full overview of the new system and a custom patient sample, free of charge, so you can experience the Galileo O&P difference firsthand.

Ready to evolve? Contact our team at galileo@protosthetics.com to get started. For more information, visit protosthetics.com/galileo

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First-Hand Experiences of Galileo Users

Clinicians across the country are already seeing how the Galileo ecosystem transforms their workflow, saves their physical energy, and improves patient outcomes. By expanding into Galileo O&P, we are building on a foundation of proven success stories from practices like yours:

• Reclaiming Time and Reducing Physical Strain: Robert Carey, CP and owner of A Leg to Stand On, made the switch to Galileo to ease the physical toll of traditional fabrication. "Younger clinicians might not understand it yet, but this work is tough on your body," Carey shared. Since adopting the program, he’s printed over 170 products, noting, "I’ve only turned my oven on twice in six months. Galileo lets me print while I’m not even at the shop."
• Precision and Efficiency in Every Print: For Wayne Luckett, LP at Louisville Prosthetics, the results speak for themselves. After moving to the Galileo system, Luckett reported that 8 out of 10 sockets fit perfectly or require only a minor adjustment. "With Galileo, I can take care of my patients and also get my weekends back to spend with family," says Luckett.
• Seamless Integration and Scaling: At MedSupply, Clinical Director Mike Smith has seen the program revolutionize their throughput, completing over 100 prints in just ten months. By offloading the "set it and forget it" printing on Galileo, his technicians are freed up to focus on complex, high-end laminated products, increasing the clinic's overall capacity.
• Impact Without the Overhead: Rishona Lebovits, CP at Advantage Prosthetics & Orthotics, emphasizes how the program fits the small clinic model perfectly. With reduced turnaround times, she can see a patient one week and have them standing on their custom device the next. "Not much has changed with our process, except that we do things much faster now," she explains.
• Read more on Galileo user experiences here.

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