About OPED
OPED, founded 1993 near Munich, is a market leader in the field of orthoses in Germany and Switzerland. The company has operations at six locations worldwide with over 500 employees worldwide. OPED supports hospitals, health professionals, users and patients with its innovative treatment opportunities. With comprehensive after-care concepts, patients are looked after from the start of their medical care until their full recovery.
Our Vision
“We solve health issues better and faster than anybody else.”
OPED develops, manufactures and sells trend-setting product concepts in the field of our core competence – modern Orthosis.
Replacing the uncomfortable plaster cast with a light, functional vacuum splint was the vision of the OPED founders. Their vision became reality in 1993, when the VACOped – still the most successful OPED product, even today – came onto the market. However, the OPED spirit of invention was in no way satisfied with just the VACOped, which is the state-of-the-art treatment nowadays. The product range has been expanded to encompass an entire family of vacuum orthoses. Whether it is torn ligaments, Achilles tendon rupture or a fractured wrist: OPED products offer optimum care with the highest degree of mobility and hygiene.
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1992 / 1993
Andreas Haßler, Engineer and Ski boot developer, Professor Dr. Peter Habermeyer and his brother Stephan Habermeyer found the OPED GmbH for orthopedic products in a former pigsty in the Upper Bavarian Valley. The vision: The young company wants to offer a modern alternative to decades-old plaster with a revolutionary vacuum rail. OPED starts with venture capital and state subsidies. The basic structure consists of the parent company OPED AG (Switzerland) and the subsidiary OPED GmbH, Valley (Germany).
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2008
Off to new shores or better once around half the world – OPED establishes an official branch office Down Under: OPED Australia Pty Ltd.
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2010
OPED expands further and founds Valife GmbH. There, practical everyday aids for people with orthoses or casts are available for purchase. From shower protection for the arm or leg to height compensation, everything that makes everyday life easier with an acute injury to the arm, leg or shoulder is available here.
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2011
Another market is waiting to be conquered. After Australia, OPED is now moving to the island. In the United Kingdom, the subsidiary opens OPED United Kingdom Ltd.
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2015
OPED wants to conquer the world. Just one year after the last start-up, it is time for a new adventure. The land of unlimited possibilities calls, the subsidiary OPED Medical Inc in the USA opens its doors.
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2017
In order to cover the Australian market even better, OPED buys the company oapl together with a large sales force and branches in almost all parts of the country.
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2018
Opening of the new production and logistics center “Medizinpark 2” with an investment of 18 million euros. Intelligent transport robots from the company “Servus” supply the assembly stations from the high-bay warehouse and make just-in-time delivery to customers possible. This means that over 10,000 m² of commercial space is now available.
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2019
OPED buys the Australian company OPC Health and thereby expands the Australian market once again.
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2020
Acquisition of the medical supply store chain Lückenotto. As a result, OPED, as a service provider, is expanding its service area even further.
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2020
Through the acquisition of the Hartlieb medical supply store group, OPED expands its patient care close to home with numerous medical supply stores in Baden Württemberg.