Tag: Knit-Rite
In brief: CCS diabetes study, Therafirm milestone, Angel Care expansion
October 7, 2025HME News Staff
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - As the number of diabetes patients continues to grow and pharmacy workloads intensify, a new report led by CCS highlights a critical gap in patient education and support. The findings reveal that pharmacists are increasingly unable to provide the coaching and guidance diabetes patients need to stay healthy.
Key findings from the CCS diabetes care report
The report, developed with support from Pure Spectrum, surveyed more than 100 pharmacists across retail...
Therafirm marks 25 years with Knit-Rite
October 7, 2025HME News Staff
HAMLET, N.C. - Therafirm is marking the 25th anniversary of its acquisition by Kansas City-based Knit-Rite. The acquisition allowed Therafirm to update its production floor to a state-of-the-art facility and expand its line of medical grade compression hosiery, it says. “Therafirm medical compression products may not sound like a fun or fascinating product to produce, but the technology in the plant, the quality of machinery, the experienced team of knitters, sewers, processors and testers...
Knit-Rite, Therafirm acquired by Thuasne
January 11, 2021HME News Staff
KANSAS CITY – Knit-Rite and Therafirm have been acquired by Thuasne, a European medical device manufacturer with 2,200 employees and 233 million euros in revenues in 2019. Knit-Rite and Therafirm, which represent Thuasne’s fourth largest acquisition in the United States in 10 years, solidify the company’s presence in the O&P and compression markets, and open up a new market, devices for orthopedic prothesis (post-amputation prosthetic socks and prosthetic...
Invest in credentials, retail for O&P success
October 28, 2019John Andrews
Effectively serving the orthotics and prosthetics market requires more than just casual attention to the product and service lines of the category. For O&P to be a successful business venture for HME providers, it takes a commitment to learning the products and the patients who need them, specialists working in the field say.
It starts with seeking and securing the appropriate O&P certification credentials, as well as learning about the retail environment associated with the people who use these...
Therafirm expands capacity with new facility
July 16, 2013HME News Staff
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Therafirm, a Knit-Rite company, has moved its North Carolina operations from Ellerbe to Hamlet. More than 250 people attended a grand opening ceremony recently to take tours of the newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility. Therafirm, which Knit-Rite acquired in 2000, designs, markets and manufactures compression hosiery and other textiles for the medical and consumer markets. The facility allows the company to expand capabilities and capacity, according to a press release.“We...