Oertli Instrumente AG - A Success Story
Oertli® Instrumente was founded by Heinz A. Oertli in 1955. Manual skill and creative ideas boosted rapidly developing ophthalmological surgery. Apart from manual instruments of remarkable "Swiss Quality", genuinely pioneering products such as implants for enucleation (1957), sterile suture material and acus material (1959) were produced at an early stage.
International establishment of Oertli Instrumente began from 1965 with the development of the first instruments Europe-wide for the removal of the vitreous body (vitrectomy) in collaboration with Prof. Rudolf Klöti (Zurich). This pioneering act made retina operations possible for the first time ever. Since then, Oertli has kept its leading position in this field and has assured it with ground-breaking equipment for cataract surgery.
Today we master the development, production and sale of complex electronic control apparatuses, very precise micro-instruments and sterile operation accessories with our key competencies and deep interdisciplinary knowledge.The brand name Oertli® and the symbol of the eagle enjoy high esteem throughout the world.
We have remained an independent company in family ownership, we have yearly growth rates of well over 10% and employ nearly 100 people. We have become a better alternative to the American ophthalmology multinationals.
1955 Foundation by Heinz A. Oertli
1965 Pioneering work in vitrectomy in collaboration with Prof. Klöti
1971 Klöti vitrectomy stripper
1972 Invention of ophthalmological bipolar diathermia
1974 First control apparatus for vitrectomy
1980 Invention of the cassette concept for irrigation/aspiration systems
1985 Invention of dual linear foot pedal control
1991 Invention of the bipolar incision of a capsule and introduction of the orbit operation system
1992 Purchase of the company by Andreas Bosshard
1994 Quinto operation system
1996 Venturi/peristaltic dual pump
1997 CataRhex, the only portable phaco system so far
2002 OS3 surgery system
2004 SwissTech high intelligence phaco system
2005 Twinac® stripper capable of 3000 cuts for 23G and 25G vitrectomy surgery
2006 CO-MICS 1.6mm cataract surgery
2006 Pars plana micro-incision system for 23G and 25G vitrectomy surgery
2007 Goodlight® metal halide light source
2008 Autoseal PMS system for 23G vitrectomy surgery
2008 easyPhaco®Technology for 1.8mm CO-MICS
2009 easyPhaco®Technology for 2.2mm cataract surgery
2009 faros surgery platform for anterior and posterior eye surgery
2010 easyPhaco®Technology for 2.8mm cataract surgery
2010 Autoseal PMS one step system for 23G vitrectomy surgery