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Born in India. Healing worldwide.
From Stanford India Biodesign to a factory in Savli, Gujarat.
160 observations, one problem worth solving
In 2014, at Stanford India Biodesign – AIIMS Delhi, a physician, a designer and an engineer sorted 160 clinical observations. What kept coming back was the cast: the waiting, the itch, the smell, the infections, the saw.
The physician was Dr Pankaj Chhatrala. FlexiOH® was patented that year, OrthoHeal was founded in Vadodara in 2015, and the product launched in 2020. Today it is made in a sustainability-focused, solar-powered manufacturing facility at Vadodara, Gujarat, and worn in more than fifty countries.
Milestones
- 2014
FlexiOH® conceived during the Stanford India Biodesign – AIIMS Delhi fellowship; patent filed with DBT support; first public showcase at MedTech Summit IX, New Delhi.
- 2015
OrthoHeal Private Limited registered in Vadodara. BIRAC–SRISTI Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award, presented at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Exclusive licence to commercialise FlexiOH from the Government of India.
- 2016
Gold medal, Top 50 Innovations, DST–Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme. BIRAC Biotechnology Ignition Grant. CII Industrial Innovation Awards — Top 10 Promising Start-ups.
- 2018
BIRAC Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme grant for pilot-scale production. FlexiOH unveiled at MedTech Summit 2018, New Delhi.
- 2019
Arab Health, Dubai and AAOS, Las Vegas — first international exhibitions. CDSCO classification received. Represented Make in India at Latitude 59, Estonia.
- 2020
FlexiOH commercially launched. National BioPharma Mission grant for clinical trials.
- 2021
Paediatric variants presented at POSNA, Dallas. SoFCOT Paris and Medica Germany.
- 2022
Grand Challenges India grant (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) for paediatric deformity work. Bhoomi pujan for the Manjusar facility. Presence in 50+ countries.
- 2023
Winner, Capitalisto 2022 — Health & Wellness category, felicitated by Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary to the Government of India. ISO 13485:2016 certification by BSI. Featured by Interesting Engineering.
- 2024
First runner-up, Innov8 Startup Competition at FIME Miami. Arab Health, EFORT, Korean Orthopaedic Association congress. FlexiOH certified by SFDA, Saudi Arabia (December). 200,000+ immobilizers in use.
- 2025
Moved to the 125,000 sq ft Savli facility in January, scaling towards 1M immobilizers a year. AAOS, Arab Health, CMEF. 2025 brochure and IFUs updated to EU MDR 2025. Six international markets served from offices in Vadodara, Hamburg and Texas.
Values
- Innovation — the relentless pursuit of changing, improving and inventing
- Quality — invested in unconditionally; ISO 13485 certified by BSI
- Care and empathy — reducing suffering is why FlexiOH exists
- Teamwork — work divided by expertise, doors kept open
Sustainability-focused manufacturing
- Solar-powered facility at Vadodara, Gujarat
- FlexiOH and RizyCure are 100% recyclable
- Zero discharge — no chemical waste, heavy metals or bio-hazardous by-products
- No air, water or land pollution from the facility
Leadership and advisors
MBBS, Shree M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar; MMST, IIT Kharagpur. Fellow of Stanford India Biodesign – AIIMS Delhi, where FlexiOH began in 2014. Also managing director of OrthoHeal GmbH in Hamburg and co-founder of OrthoHeal Inc in Dallas.
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M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Bridgeport; B.E. Instrumentation & Control, Saurashtra University. Seven years as a principal business consultant at Infosys Consulting, after SAP supply-chain roles at Jabil, Kennametal and Caterpillar. Leads business development and the US market from Dallas.
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B.Com, M.S. University of Baroda. Director since 2015; oversees finance, marketing and purchase.
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B.E. Mechanical, Nagpur University; PGDM, Indian Institute of Materials Management. Came to OrthoHeal from global supply-chain leadership at Chetan Meditech, with earlier medical-device roles at Orchid Orthopedic Solutions and Sandvik’s medtech division. Certified ISO 13485:2016 internal auditor; runs the Savli facility.
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Professor of MedTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship at King’s College London and head of affordable medical technologies at the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering. Founder-editor of BMJ Innovations; co-founder and former fellowship director of the School of International Biodesign at AIIMS and IIT Delhi, where he mentored the team from need identification to market.
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Orthopaedic spine surgeon and professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, AIIMS New Delhi, where he has practised for more than twenty-five years.
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Professor of mechanical engineering at IIT Delhi since 1997 — product design and realisation. PhD, IIT Kanpur; M.Tech, IIT (BHU) Varanasi. Visiting faculty at Stanford; visiting researcher at MIT and NIST.
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Founder of The Captains’ Club and managing director of STEP Transformations; fellow of the Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School. Formerly country head and president for India at Gestamp, and president of marketing and sales at Tata AutoComp Systems. PGDM, IIM Ahmedabad; B.Com (Hons), Shri Ram College of Commerce.
LinkedInThe people you will meet
Regional sales leads and the OrthoHeal Academy training team.
125,000 square feet in Savli
OrthoHeal moved into its new manufacturing facility at Biotech Park, GIDC Savli in January 2025 — built to scale towards 1M immobilizers a year, on a sustainability-focused, solar-powered site.
Careers at OrthoHeal — anywhere in the world
Vadodara, Hamburg, Texas, or wherever you are. Engineers, clinicians, regulatory and quality specialists, sales and marketing — if you want to change how fractures heal, we want to hear from you.
India · Vadodara
Manufacturing, R&D, quality and regulatory, clinical affairs, finance and sales at Savli Biotech Park.
Germany · Hamburg
European sales, distributor management and regulatory affairs at OrthoHeal GmbH.
USA · Texas
Sales, clinical education and customer success at OrthoHeal Inc — or remote anywhere in the world.
A complete cast-room offering
FlexiOH®, RizyCure, splints, training — plus OrthoStride knee braces and walking boots and OrthoSpine cervical braces.
Work with us
Clinical partnerships, distribution, and careers in India, Germany, the USA or anywhere in the world.