Mission
We design, manufacture and market ophthalmic surgery equipment facilitating
safer, simpler and more economic surgical procedures of perfect outcome.
Attractive design and user-friendliness are valued very high, but reliability
and service take the highest priority above all else. That’s why
surgeons and user personnel enjoy working with our products.
Our aim is to be the number one independent company in
this field, the better alternative to the multinationals.
A History of Achievements
| 1955 |
Company founded by Heinz A. Oertli |
| 1957 |
Invention of inplants for enucleation |
| 1959 |
Pioneering needles and suture material for corneal surgery |
| 1965 |
Pioneering vitreous cutters with Prof. Rudolf Klöti |
| 1971 |
Invention of Klöti vitreous stripper |
| 1972 |
Invention of ophthalmic bipolar diathermy |
| 1974 |
First commercial vitrectomy system with electronics control |
| 1979 |
Invention of contact lense for vitrectomy |
| 1980 |
Invention of cassette system for surgery equipment |
| 1984 |
First surgery system with remote control |
| 1985 |
Invention of dual linear pedal control |
| 1987 |
Invention of quad-crystal phaco handpiece |
| 1988 |
Construction of new building in Berneck |
| 1991 |
Invention
of Klöti diathermic r. f. capsulotomy |
| 1992 |
Company sold to Andreas Bosshard |
| 1994 |
Invention
of multimode pedal control |
| 1995 |
Company gets ISO9001 and EN46001 certification |
| 1996 |
Introduction
of Klöti Bipolar Unit |
| 1997 |
CataRhex, the first truly portable phaco system |
| 1998 |
Pioneering Laser Phaco and Laser Vitrectomy |
| 2001 |
OS3 Ophthalmic Small-incision Surgery System |
| 2002 |
CMP® Cool Microincision Phaco |
| 2004 | ISO 13485 - Certification |
2004 |
SwissTech, the higher intelligence phaco system |
| 2005 |
50 years Oertli, .... and the progress goes on ....... |
| 2006 | NovitreX3000® high speed vitrectomy |
| 2007 | CO-MICS: Coaxial micro incision surgery - Phacoemulsification through 1.6mm incision |
|
2008 |
Autoseal PMS, sutureless vitreoretinal surgery |
Prof.
Rudolf Klöti
Heinz A.
Oertli
Andreas Bosshard
The Company Today
Privately owned company with total focus on equipment for cataract, vitreoretinal
and glaucoma surgery.
We design and manufacture in-house and sell world-wide (except U.S.A).
| President /CEO |
Andreas Bosshard |
| Finance |
Roger Sennhauser |
| HRM | Melanie Reinöhl |
| Manufacturing |
Karl Costabiei |
| Marketing |
Thomas Bosshard |
| Purchasing | Floriano Rossi |
| Q-Management | Carsten Krafcsik |
| R & D |
Dr. Silvio Di Nardo |
| Sales |
Christoph Bosshart |