closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral . please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message deroyal industries type privately held industry health care founded 1973 founder pete debusk headquarters powell tennessee united states area served international key people chief executive officer brian debusk president & chief operating officer bill pittman products medical equipment owner pete debusk number of employees 2 000 website www.deroyal.com deroyal s first product a cast boot . deroyal industries is a vertically integrated manufacturer and marketer of health care products . it is a privately held company with headquarters in powell tennessee and manufacturing facilities in the u.s. states of tennessee florida georgia south carolina and virginia as well as in costa rica dominican republic estonia and guatemala . 1 2 as of 2010 deroyal reported having approximately 2000 employees . 3 deroyal manufactures markets and sells health care products worldwide with more than 20 000 products in product lines that include orthopedic softgoods orthopedic bracing wound dressings surgical safety and critical care products anesthesia and temperature monitoring supplies birthing and neonatal care items angiography and endoscopy products orthopedic trauma implant systems and custom surgical procedure trays . 4 the company also offers original equipment manufacturer oem services including electronics plastics textiles converting sterilization metals fabrication packaging and assembly and distribution . 5 as of 2010 deroyal reported that it held more than 70 u.s. patents . 3 history edit the company traces its origin to 1973 when founder autry o. v. pete debusk started producing a protective boot he had invented to protect orthopedic casts from dirt and damage . 2 3 the company quickly expanded during the 1970s to include divisions in patient care surgical and patient protection products . 3 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 . 3 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 . 3 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 . 3 references edit deroyal corporate overview and product offering accessed february 15 2011 a b katie porterfield deroyal treatment businesstn april 2008 a b c d e f g deroyal company history accessed february 15 2011 deroyal medical products accessed february 15 2011 deroyal oem products and services accessed february 15 2011 external links edit official website this united states manufacturing company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title deroyal & oldid 715805119 categories health care companies of the united statesknox county tennesseemedical equipment manufacturersprivately held companies based in tennesseecompanies based in tennesseeunited states manufacturing company stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from november 2013all articles lacking reliable referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 april 2016 at 03 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view