Below-Knee Waterproof Sports Prosthesis with Joints and Corset
is a company which creates human prosthesis to replace old joints.
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is a company which creates human prosthesis to replace old joints.
: WHAT IS DEPUY ?
HIP
ANKLE
KNEE
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How is the product made ?
To produce a prosthesis, there are 6 steps :
• Design• Moulding• Polishing• Packaging• Supply Chain• Sterilization• Surgery
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STEP 1 : DESIGN
Everybody works together to design the next products and it is very important.
• In the Irish factory, the are 80 engineers among the 500 employees.
•The factory works 24 hours a day.
The prosthesis has to preserve all natural movements !
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STEP 2 : MOULDINGFirst, The prosthesis is molded in order to give it the initial shape.
Titanium Cobalt – Chrome
•70% of prosthesis are made of Cobalt-Crome•Titanium is stronger but it is more expensive
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STEP 3 : POLISHINGPolishing is very important because it avoids wearing .
•Each prosthesis is polished twice. ( Robot + Worker)
•Workers wear protection glasses. Moreover, they must not stay polishing for a long time (to avoid breathing diseases)
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STEP 4 : PACKAGING
•The factory cares about quality. That’s why they perform a battery of tests.
•All the goods are packed in a warehouse. ->They are ready to be distributed.
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Cork
Leeds
•Then, all the products are shiped to the international distribution center in UK.•Leeds is the main office of
STEP 5 : SUPPLY CHAIN
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STEP 6 : STERILIZATIONIn Leeds, the products are sterilized in order to avoid any risk of diseases.
The Box 2 has been exposed to UV radation. The orange sticker has turned into Purple so We know that the box is sterilized.
Box 2Box 1
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doesn’t deal with the surgery : it only sells its prosthesis to the surgeon.
STEP 7 : SURGERY
also supplies all the tools needed to implant the prosthesis for nothing.
A prosthesis costs 5000-6000€
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is a company which is always moving forward and interested in innovation.
CONCLUSION
Turnover : 26 billion euros Market leader for knee prosthesis 360,000 units produced each year High level of technology
But there is still a strong competition between Depuy and the other companies.