NEW CUSTOM SILICONE SERVICES PRODUCTS AND MANAGER
May 13, 2002
CONTACT: Karen Lundquist
Marketing Communications Manager
1-800-328-4058
Website: www.ottobockus.com
NEW CUSTOM SILICONE SERVICES PRODUCTS AND MANAGER
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA July 25, 2003 – Otto Bock now offers a complete portfolio of Custom Silicone products and services in the United States and Canada. A highly trained and educated staff of silicone technicians custom crafts each product to their unique specifications. “Our staff consists mostly of individuals who have studied art in formalized education and realize the creativity that needs to go into each product we create,” states Mark Agro, managing director of Otto Bock Canada. The product portfolio ranges from partial hands and feet to custom liners, digits, suspension sleeves, and other products fitting very unique needs. “Our high quality, medical-grade silicone allows us to create exceptionally durable products in almost an infinite number of sizes, shapes, and colors,” said Agro. Otto Bocks incorporates Through Thickness Pigmentation in the coloring of their products to integrate the custom colors completely throughout the silicone material for a durable prosthesis with greater cosmesis.
Otto Bock also promoted long time employee Fram Sethna to Custom Silicone Services Manager For North America. Sethna will be responsible for customer relations pertaining specifically to the Custom Silicone Products and Services Otto Bock offers. “Sethna’s experience in the Orthotic and Prosthetic industry and his knowledge and understanding of this unique product line will be a true asset for Otto Bock and our customers,” explains Brad Ruhl, Vice President of Sales for the US. Fram Sethna can be contacted directly at 416-571-3557.
Established in 1958, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Otto Bock Health Care is the North and South American corporate headquarters of Otto Bock Healthcare, GmbH, based in Duderstadt, Germany. Otto Bock, a leading international prosthetic and orthotic manufacturer, has more than 3,300 employees in 33 countries worldwide and produces over 20,000 types of prosthetic and orthotic components, rehabilitation products and technical plastics.
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