LYNK SOLUTEC Co., Ltd. (CEO Seo Jeong-mok) was selected as an innovation award winner in the Digital Health and Human Security for All category at CES 2024, which will be held in Las Vegas, USA from Tuesday, January 9 to January 12, 2020 (local time). revealed.
LYNK SOLUTEC is a medical device manufacturing company using nanotechnology developed by CEO Seo Jeong-mok with a research team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Yonsei University. Our core technology is ‘Lynk Coating’, which prevents foreign substances from sticking to the surface of medical devices inserted into the body.
LYNK SOLUTEC’s ‘Clear Endo Vision (CEV)’, which was recognized for its innovation at CES 2024, is a cutting-edge medical device developed to increase the convenience and safety of doctors and patients. Endoscopic surgery patients are exposed to the risk of infection due to lens cleaning during surgery, and external factors such as hospital hygiene can greatly affect the surgical results.
Regarding this, the company said, “CEV solves this problem by providing a clear endoscope view to medical professionals,” and added, “To solve the chronic problems of endoscopes, such as fogging and deterioration of view due to body fluid (blood) adhesion, a special coating method for medical devices is being developed.” We developed ‘Lynk Coating’ and completed the product with a cap-shaped design that can be immediately attached and detached to an existing endoscope.”
While solution products such as existing anti-fog agents have a short-lasting effect and only prevent moisture adhesion, CEV blocks all vision-obstructing substances, enabling safe and precise endoscopic procedures with a clear view. Additionally, it does not require additional cleaning equipment and is characterized by reducing the fixed cost of surgery by reducing manpower requirements by half. The company predicted, “If medical costs paid by patients are reduced in the long term, accessibility to endoscopic procedures can be improved.”
In addition, the Lynk Coating technology used in CEV holds a domestic patent and has been published in international journals such as ACS Nano, Advanced Science, and Bioactive Materials. In addition, the stability of the nano was confirmed through rigorous tests including total light transmittance, haze measurement, cytotoxicity, reactivity in the skin, and sensitization.
LYNK SOLUTEC officials said, “The social role of CEV as a medical device, that is, by providing fair and high-quality endoscopic surgery, can be recognized for its innovation in that it reduces the risk of infection for patients and improves health security regardless of economic and regional differences. “Following CEV, our company is working hard on research to launch new products such as ophthalmic tubing, urological catheters and stents, and orthopedic and dental implants by 2025. “It will serve as a stepping stone to connect patients and medical staff by resolving unmet needs in the medical community that have not been addressed for a long time.”
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The CES 2024 Seoul Unified Hall will be operated at the largest scale in terms of exhibition area, number of participating companies, and number of participating supporters since Seoul City’s first participation in CES in 2020. The Seoul Integration Center, in which 13 organizations collaborate and participate, is an important step in Seoul’s efforts to make Seoul a mecca for startups, and 17 of the companies participating in the Seoul Integration Center proved this by receiving innovation awards. The participating institutions in the Seoul Unification Center are ▲SBA ▲Seoul Bio Hub ▲Campus Town ▲AI Yangjae Hub ▲Gwanak-gu ▲Yonsei University ▲Korea University ▲Chung-Ang University ▲Sogang University ▲Kookmin University ▲Hanyang University ▲Konkuk University ▲Kyunghee University. Not only the Seoul Metropolitan Government, institutions, and companies, but also supporters through industry-academia cooperation are matched 1:1 with companies, and 85 supporters, the largest number, will participate.
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