DeRoyal Industries is a

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manufacturer and marketer of

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products. It is a

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with headquarters in

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and manufacturing facilities in the

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s of

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, and

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, as well as in

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, and

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.DeRoyal Corporate Overview and Product Offering
, accessed February 15, 2011Katie Porterfield
DeRoyal Treatment
, BusinessTN, April 2008 As of 2017, DeRoyal reported having approximately 1900 employees. DeRoyal manufactures, markets, and sells

products worldwide, with more than 20,000 products in product lines that include

orthopedic Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

softgoods,

bracing,

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s, surgical safety and critical care products,

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and temperature monitoring supplies,

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ing and

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items,

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and endoscopy products, and custom surgical procedure trays.DeRoyal Medical Products
accessed February 15, 2011 The company also offers

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services, including electronics, plastics, textiles, converting, sterilization, metals fabrication, packaging and assembly, and distribution.DeRoyal OEM Products and Services
accessed February 15, 2011 As of 2010, DeRoyal reported that it held more than 70 U.S. patents.

History

The company traces its origin to 1973, when founder Autry O. V. "Pete" DeBusk started producing a protective boot he had invented to protect

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s from dirt and damage.DeRoyal Company History
, accessed February 15, 2011 The company quickly expanded during the 1970s to include divisions in patient care, surgical, and patient protection products. DeRoyal continued to expand its domestic manufacturing operations throughout the 1980s via construction and acquisition. During this period, the company pioneered systems for producing custom surgical procedure trays on a just-in-time basis. In the 1990s, DeRoyal opened a Wound Care division, and continued to introduce new products and systems, such as the TraceCart case-cart-to-waste-cart delivery program. The company also opened new manufacturing facilities in the U.S., South America, and Europe. The 2000s saw additional expansion and product diversification for DeRoyal, with new facilities in Estonia, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala, new product offerings in fluid medical waste management and custom bracing, and a presence on the World Wide Web. In November 2019, DeRoyal received honors in the Radio Frequency Identification category at the 2019 Case Study Competition by AIM.

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