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EXTENSION
STREAMLINING OF THE ASSEMBLY
LINES AT CAEN
Faced with the growing demand for joint replacement
prostheses (hip, knee), an extension of the same order of
magnitude as that carried out in Minneapolis (5,000 sq.m.)
was carried out on the LISI MEDICAL Orthopaedics site in
Caen. Product assembly lines for major customers have
been streamlined as part of the deployment of the LEAP
enhancement initiative. The site now has a greater
production capacity.
REGULATIONS
A NEW EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK
The regulatory framework for the medical device sector
has entered a transition phase with the new European
regulation, published in May 2017 and applicable in 2022.
In order to better support its customers during this period,
LISI MEDICAL has chosen to make the transition from its
Green Quality Management System to the most recent
version of ISO 13485. This certification specifies
the requirements of quality management systems (QMS)
for the medical device industry.
SALES
OFFERING A GLOBAL RESPONSE
A commercial reorganization was initiated in 2017 around
2 United States and Europe areas. It offers our customers
two common platforms to work in these two major
markets. This organization must also improve exchanges
and initiate synergies between the different sites of the
division.
LISI MEDICAL
CONSOLIDATION
LISI MEDICAL Remmele
is growing
Theyear2017wasmarkedby thesuccessful consolidation
of LISI MEDICALRemmele. Headquartered inMinneapolis,
Minnesota, the company acquired in 2016 has given
LISI MEDICAL a truly global dimension with the major
players in themedical devicemarket. With its two sites
- the first one specializes in bone surgery, the second
inMIS (Minimally InvasiveSurgery) instrumentation - this
new entity has opened up new business opportunities.
Its customers are interested in the capabilities and
manufacturing processes of the division’s historical
entities. A 5,000 sq.m. extension is also underway at
the MIS instrument plant to meet these demands, but
also to make the industrial organization of the site
compliant with LISI’s LISI Achievement Program (LEAP)
method. Theextensionwas completed inDecember 2017.
The transfers are underway for a final redeployment in
the spring of 2018.
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