An out-of-warranty battery almost left this paralyzed man’s exoskeleton useless

In parallel, as Mr. Straight’s device is now more than 10 years old, we are also encouraging him to replace it, now that Medicare coverage and other options are becoming available for reimbursement of personal exoskeletons for medically eligible individuals. Lifeward has committed to working to expand access to exoskeletons through reimbursement coverage, and after 5 years of effort, a new category was created by Medicare, which began paying for personal exoskeletons in April of this…