History and Key Activities < P&O CENTER < VHS Medical Center(Prosthetics & Orthotics Center)

P&O CENTER

1964 ~ 2000

Jan. 1964 Established the Prosthetics Factory of the National Rehabilitation Center under the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (Suwon)
Jan. 1970 Transferred to the National Veterans Hospital (renamed Prosthetics Workshop)
Nov. 1981 Reorganized under the Korea Veterans Welfare Corporation as the Prosthetics Workshop of the Korea Veterans Hospital
May. 1985 Opened the Busan Branch Prosthetics Workshop within VHS Busan Hospital
May. 1987 Opened the Gwangju Branch Prosthetics Workshop within VHS Gwangju Hospital
Aug. 1989 Opened the Daegu Branch Prosthetics Workshop within VHS Daegu Hospital
Sep. 1989 Opened the Daejeon Branch Prosthetics Workshop within VHS Daejeon Hospital
Nov. 1991 Constructed a new VHS Seoul Hospital Prosthetics Workshop

2001 ~ 2010

Feb. 2001 Renamed Prosthetics Workshop to Assistive Device Center, and Branch Prosthetics Workshops to Branch Offices
Sep. 2008 Temporarily relocated to the 6th floor of the Rehabilitation Center

2010 ~ 2020

Feb. 2013 Relocated to the 1st floor of Main Building (Building 3)
2015 Successfully supported the military return of two non-commissioned officers who lost their legs in the DMZ landmine explosion
2016 Won a bronze medal in the Prosthetics and Orthotics category at the International Abilympics
(Mr. Shim Wu-seob, Prosthetist/Orthotist)
2018 Supplied the first assistive devices using 3D printing technology (aesthetic covers, hand, and finger prostheses)
2019 Began providing assistive device services at VHS Incheon Hospital
① Danger Detection Device and Method for Electric Wheelchairs (Patent No. 10-1977681)
② Lumbosacral Orthosis (Patent No. 10-2017525)
2020 Opened the Wheelchair Sharing & Happiness Center
Secured three national research projects (including clinical trials and consulting for orthopedic and rehabilitation medical devices)

2021 ~ 2022

2021 Opened the 3D Printing Center
Secured two national research projects
(including the establishment of an intelligent prosthetics and orthotics track record and clinical validation)
2022 Secured one national research project
(development of a hydraulic prosthetic leg for individuals with above-knee amputations)