Orthodynamics Company, Inc. was started in 1997 in a northern suburb of Indianapolis, IN specializing in bracing and wheelchairs. In 2003, a local area hospital implanted their first LVAD, becoming the first time an implantable had an external power source and the patient was allowed to go home. Creating an exposed driveline that connects the pump to an external controller that needed to be cleaned to avoid infection. Therefore, producing a need for Driveline Management Supplies (wound care) and external equipment (batteries, controller, clips). Unfortunately, due to reimbursement rules the local hospital realized what happens in the hospital is reimbursable. What happens outside of the hospital cannot be reimbursed. Creating a need for a DME (Durable Medical Equipment) company to help bridge that transition from hospital to home. Which is where ODI stepped in to fill that void with Driveline Management Supplies. As this relationship continued to develop, the LVAD manufacturer Thoratec (HeartMate), had additional needs for LVAD equipment (batteries, controller, clips).

What began as a pilot with Thoratec in Indianapolis quickly spread to New York, Alabama, and Pennsylvania. To now, where ODI currently works with approximately 100 of the 180 approved LVAD/MCS centers in the U.S.

Through the years, ODI’s network has expanded to now include pricing agreements with over 400 national, regional, and local health insurance carriers. Including, preferred vendor status with Aetna, Anthem (BCBS), Cigna, Humana, & Optum (United Healthcare). Enabling over 6,500 MCS/LVAD patients to get what they need when they need it.

ODI received CMS (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services) accreditation for IDTF on March 2020