Blatchford was founded in 1890 and is one of the oldest prosthetics companies in the world — older than both Ottobock and Össur. Headquartered in Basingstoke, England, the company has manufactured prosthetic services for the NHS since the NHS was founded in 1948. Blatchford is known for its biomimetic design philosophy and products including the Linx integrated limb, the Orion microprocessor knee, and the Echelon and Elan hydraulic feet.