History of Otopront
The concept for the first ENT diagnostic and treatment unit in Germany was developed on the basis of a dental unit. This multifunctional device was presented in 1950 at the ENT congress in Bad Kissingen by C.H. Happersberger, who continued to set up the company Jost & Happersberger KG.
The unit was further refined in a collaborative effort involving committed ENT physicians, in particular the former chief of staff of the ENT Department at Wiesbaden City Hospital, Dr. Preusse, and his senior physician, Dr. Müller. It was Dr. Preusse who created the name OTOPRONT.
ENT diagnostic and treatment unit OTOPRONT, 1953. The very first Otopront product line was hugely popular at home and abroad.
- HNO-Motorstuhl FAVORIT
Important steps in the history of OTOPRONT units included the fitting up of a number of university hospitals (Heidelberg, Würzburg, Hamburg, Cologne, Erlangen) in the 1959-1961 period. Also, all major German Army hospitals chose OTOPRONT diagnostic and treatment units.
In 1980 the founder and owner of Jost & Happersberger KG retired. The organisation was handed over to the next generation and the company was renamed HAPPERSBERGER OTOPRONT GmbH.
The product range has been continuously expanded and upgraded ever since. The ORL 3003 (ESSEN) followed the classical FREIBURG and RAVENSBURG models from the 60s and 70s. With more than 1000 models sold, the ORL 3003 soon became the most successful ENT unit worldwide.
Otopront will continue supporting the advance of medical science with sophisticated technological solutions, now and in the future.