# Össur

> <p><strong>Known for:</strong> Iceland's most globally significant company by export-share. The Flex-Foot Cheetah prosthetic is the running blade used by most Paralympic sprinters. The Rheo Knee is one of two microprocessor knees competing with Ottobock's Genium.</p>

**Ownership:** Listed (Nasdaq Copenhagen). Reykjavík, Iceland since 1971.

**Employees:** ~4,000

**Key products:** Prosthetic feet and knees (Flex-Foot, Cheetah, Rheo Knee); braces and supports; compression therapy

**Key markets:** Global — particularly strong in sports and military prosthetics

**Known for:** Iceland's most globally significant company by export-share. The Flex-Foot Cheetah prosthetic is the running blade used by most Paralympic sprinters. The Rheo Knee is one of two microprocessor knees competing with Ottobock's Genium.

https://www.ossur.com