Dong-A ST (CEO Kim Min-young) announced that it will participate in the 3th International Medical & Hospital Equipment Exhibition ‘KIMES 23’ held at COEX, Seoul from March 26 (Thu) to 38 (Sun).
Dong-A ST (hereinafter referred to as Dong-A ST) is a business company in charge of prescription drugs, medical devices, and exports of the 90-year-old Dong-A Socio Group (Dong-A Pharmaceutical). Dong-A ST’s medical device division boasts a long history since its establishment in 1982 and provides professional services in the medical field. The company explains that it is contributing to the development of the domestic medical device industry by importing medical devices with excellent technology from the world’s leading companies and supplying them to the domestic market, realizing the value of shared growth and win-win cooperation with promising domestic startups.
In this exhibition, medical devices such as high-frequency warmers and arteriosclerosis diagnostic test equipment will be displayed.
HIPER-330, a high-frequency heating device developed for the purpose of improving various pain-related diseases experienced by modern people due to modernized lifestyle and aging, generates deep heat suitable for the treatment area to treat abnormal tissues. As a product that induces recovery, it is known as an upgraded product developed by selecting only the strengths of existing devices.
Dong-A ST officially signed an exclusive sales contract for HIPER-2022 in the second half of 330 and started selling it. To commemorate the launch, free demo events are being held at hospitals across the country. Through this product, it is challenging not only general hospitals but also clinic-level markets such as orthopedics and rehabilitation medicine departments, and it is receiving favorable responses by meeting the various needs of patients.
An official from Dong-A ST said, “The Hyper series differentiated itself from existing products by effectively delivering high-frequency energy with automatically variable frequency and output to the pain area by applying the patent for automatic variable high frequency. In addition, we focused more on efficacy and safety through overseas SCIE-level clinical thesis,” he said. .
In addition, arteriosclerosis diagnostic test equipment to be exhibited together are Omron’s VP-1000 Plus and HBP-8000 sold by Dong-A ST. Factors related to lifestyles of modern people, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes, are acting as major risk factors, making it a product that has recently attracted more attention.
An official said, “Since the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in and importance of the medical device industry have been highlighted worldwide, Dong-A ST is also paying attention to the medical device industry. Various domestic and international policies are pouring in, and our medical device division is also strengthening these processes through external expansion and business diversification in line with it.” Beyond that, I decided to participate in order to prepare a foothold for a challenge in the global market.”
In addition, “Currently, Dong-A ST is preparing items that can create synergies with existing items or that require professional sales in the medical field. In addition, in 2023, it plans to actively expand its medical device business by ‘co-work’ with not only leading global companies, but also promising domestic startups. Please look forward to it.”
On the other hand, KIMES is an exhibition specializing in medical devices and hospital facilities that has grown steadily with the development of the Korean medical industry since its first meeting in 1980. It has transformed into a technology-intensive high-tech industry such as rehabilitation medicine.
KIMES 2023 will feature new technologies and new products suitable for the era of convergence, such as smart healthcare in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, robotic medicine and eco-friendly medical waste facilities, cutting-edge hospital facilities, medical information systems combined with IT technology, and the automobile industry for rapid patient transportation. presents. In addition, it provides a variety of information, including seminars on medical technology, new technology, and overseas marketing, as well as domestic medical industry policy seminars that will show the latest information and direction of the medical industry.