Manufacture
"The detail makes the difference"
"Making the prosthesis is not the final goal,
as the device only fulfils its purpose when the patient puts it on.
That's why at Botta each prosthesis is unique, and if need be, we'll spend hours looking for the detail that will improve the patient's well-being."
Of course, special attention is paid to aesthetic considerations and the finishing touches so that the final result is as lifelike as possible.
A quick tour of the workshop ...
"There's no such thing as a theoretical prosthesis!
We know that it is only satisfactory once the individual puts it on.
We're at the interface of people and technology.
What we're looking for is the "ideal interface".
It's the patients who wear the prostheses, not vice versa, so we listen to what they have to say."
Jean-Louis Steiner
We still make prostheses using wooden stump sockets. This is precisely what allows us to strive for the most appropriate shape.
We've made up to 600 prostheses a year. But what we really enjoy is being able to consider all possible cases with a view to solving them.
We get great satisfaction from looking after the unique, intimate and personal cases.
Michel Botta
"Creating, striving and making adjustments are the priorities. Each case is unique !
At Botta, we use the latest materials and techniques, but that isn't the crux of the matter.
The most important things are the working processes, and the efforts that go into finding the size and shape best adapted to the individual.
Technicians of precision ....
It can be exhausting but it's always exciting!"
Clément Schneider
"I did my apprenticeship at Botta, then I signed a contract with them.
Today I really love this job.
Obviously, at the outset, it wasn't easy to see people deprived of their legs.
But you go past that to get to what's really important: the prosthesis provides these people with the opportunity to walk again."
Alain Hofer
This stage involves putting toenails on the prosthesis made
for a child who is waiting for a new leg ...
Real artistry !
