Ottobock

In 1919, a young German orthopedic technician named Otto Bock began a journey that later became an inspirational success story. He founded a company in Berlin that would supply thousands of prosthetic and orthotic devices. With a huge demand resulting in serial production of prosthetic components, Otto Bock embarked on new paths, laying the foundation for modern orthopedics and fundamentally revolutionizing the industry. The company's difficult new post-war beginnings then took place in Duderstadt with Max Näder - Otto Bock's son-in-law - and his wife Maria, who began setting up a new manufacturing facility in 1946. During the building process, innovations marked history with the development of Myoelectric Arm Prostheses - prostheses that can be controlled by muscle signals - in addition to the modular system which still remains the backbone of modern prosthesis components, The application of such sophisticated technologies enabled Ottobock to evolve from a manufacturer of individual components, into a producer of complete prosthetic systems. In 1990, Dr. Max Näder handed the management over to his son professor Hans George Näder, who in his turn rapidly expanded the company's global network. Keeping 'innovation and leadership' in mind, the company's CEO has quadrupled turnover in addition to maintaining a continuous flow of innovations. Professor Näder also introduced the new segment of neurostimulation to the product range. On the local side, the remarkable discovery of an artificial big toe found in an Egyptian mummy proved to be the worlds' earliest functioning prosthetic body part. This event matches as a historical rendez-vous for Ottobock to operate also from Egypt as one of the global network branches. Ottobock is the only global player in prosthetics with subsidiaries in over 40 countries around the world. And with this global distribution network, leading Ottobock products are being exported, offering supreme technology and quality to over 140 countries. As a member of the global team, Ottobock Egypt carries the flame and serves as the region's gateway to Ottobock's world class healthcare services and products.