Who are we?
CATEH Ltd team, based on more then 40 years of experience in scientific research in polymer technology, tooling and product development, first recognized the value of additive technologies in the development of new products from very early on.
For the last 20 years, we has been intensively exploring the use of additive production for various industries ranging from design to medicine. At the request of neurosurgeons to solve the problem of making large and geometrically complex implants for cranioplasty made from bone cement, we have developed our methods of constructing and making 3D-printed molds based on the patient CT or MR scan.
Through our research, we have been able to find the most accurate manufacturing technology and materials that enable surgeons to easily create the implants during surgery. By using our knowledge of mold constructing, we have devised a new method adapted to the additive production. That has enabled us to make geometrically very demanding implants fully tailored to the patients' needs.
By using this method so far, we have created 20 personalized implants for cranioplasty, total replacement and reconstruction of cervical vertebrae and reconstruction of half of the mandible.
Vision
We are a leader in the development and additive production of personalised polymer-based medical products, using existing and developing new biocompatible polymer materials suitable for additive production to develop new medical products that improve patient's quality of life.
Mission
We aim to improve patient quality of life and treatment success through the knowledge and technology built into our personalised products, and to provide medical staff with improved intervention preparation and planning by maximising our product's simplicity of use, shortening the time required while ensuring the best possible outcome and positive economic impact. Satisfaction with our products among medical staff and patients provides benefit to owners, medical professionals and society as a whole.
Quality
CATEH produces its custom-made medical devices for a particular user with additive technologies in a “Clean Room” designed according to the requirements for clean production and validated according to ISO 14644-1:2015 and the EU GMP standard of the purity class.
The excellence we cherish for the application of additive technologies in medicine is also applied by our team to all our other users in the field of technique and everyday life.
Influenced by the globalization of the market, and in order to maintain and improve the market position and increase competitiveness, CATEH LLC strives for excellence of products and services guided by the demands and expectations of customers. An essential basis for success in this direction are implemented quality management systems ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016, all of which we have harmonised according to the relevant provisions and directives prescribed for medical devices made to order according to MDR (EU) 2017/745.