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Ed Weaver
Senior Design Engineer

Ed Weaver gives the FUTURO Expert Panel a valuable perspective: that of a talented Senior Design Engineer.

Mr. Weaver currently designs FUTURO’s Class I Medical Orthopedic braces for global sales in the mass retail market. His responsibilities include overseeing the Materials Test Lab and the Engineering Co-Op Program at FUTURO.

Before joining FUTURO, Mr. Weaver worked as an Electro/Mechanical Design Engineer designing Class I & II electro/mechanical hyper-hypothermia and low-flow fluid warming systems for global use in hospital operating rooms. As an Application Engineer, he designed instrumentation/process control systems in a consulting capacity for a multitude of U.S. manufacturing companies.

Mr. Weaver has also served as a Project Engineer for one-off assistive devices for employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. He has provided services to Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation, Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired, the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Ohio Rehabilitation Service Commission.

Mr. Weaver has a Bachelors of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in mathematics from Youngstown State University in 1992.

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Compression Levels

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Provides light compression, support and therapeutic heat retention to help relieve symptoms associated with minor sprains, strains and arthritis. Comfortable for all day wear.

Compression Level:
(8-15 MMGH) Light compression helps relieve mild symptoms from varicose veins, minor swelling and tired aching legs.

Support Level:
Provides adjustable levels of compression, support and therapeutic heat retention to help relieve symptoms associated with strains, sprains, arthritis and muscle pain. Comfortable for all day wear or for specific activities.

Compression Level:
(15-20 MMHG) Moderate compression helps relieve mild to moderate symptoms of conditions needing support for minor varicose veins, swelling and tired, aching legs.

Support Level:
Provides fitted and anatomically correct stabilizing support to help Relieve symptoms associated with strains, sprains, arthritis, repetitive stress injuries and to help prevent re-injury. Flexible stabilizers may be removable and customizable for comfort.

Compression Level:
(15-20 MMHG) Moderate compression helps relieve mild to moderate symptoms of conditions needing support for minor varicose veins, swelling and tired, aching legs.

Support Level:
Provides a higher level of support using a combination of power stretch and non-stretch materials and may include shock absorbing materials to help relieve symptoms associated with strains, sprains, arthritis, repetitive stress injuries and to help prevent re-injury.

Compression Level:
(20-30 MMHG) Firm compression helps relieve moderate to severe symptoms from chronic, tired, aching legs, mild leg pain, moderate to several varicosities, moderate to severe varicosities during pregnancy, post vein surgery, post sclerotherapy, moderate tendency of edema, superficial thrombophlebitis, and helps prevent the reoccurrence of ulcerations. These products supply greater support for conditions listed above.

Support Level:
Provides a higher level of support using a combination of power Stretch and non-stretch materials and may include shock absorbing materials to help relieve symptoms associated with strains, sprains, arthritis, repetitive stress injuries and to help prevent re-injury.

Compression Level:
(20-30 MMHG) Firm compression helps relieve moderate to severe symptoms from chronic, tired, aching legs, mild leg pain, moderate to several varicosities, moderate to severe varicosities during pregnancy, post vein surgery, post sclerotherapy, moderate tendency of edema, superficial thrombophlebitis, and helps prevent the reoccurrence of ulcerations. These products supply greater support for conditions listed above.