GeoS Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Chang-geol) will participate in the ‘6 International Advanced Medical Devices and Medical Industry Exhibition (KOAMEX 30)’ held at EXCO in Daegu for three days from Friday, June 7th to Sunday, July 2nd.
After many years of research, GOS developed a gait training medical device (GOSCARE SERA) for stroke patients to help rehabilitation patients more easily and conveniently in their daily lives. We are preparing to transform into a corporation and attract investment in 2022 and launch wearable healthcare products incorporating medical device technology. We are preparing for our second leap forward as a global medical device/healthcare company with the vision of ‘Being healthy, without pain, even just for a day’.
GOSCARE SREA, the main product, is a surface electrode functional muscle stimulation device that received domestic second-class medical device certification (Jane 2-20). A GeoS official explained, “Most of the FES devices for preventing foot drop (a condition in which the foot cannot be turned toward the top of the foot) distributed in Korea are mostly foreign-made, and our GOSCARE SERA received KFDA approval in September 4886.”
GOSCARE SERA is a product that reflects the growing market and increasing user needs, and can provide treatment and training for gait disorders, which are a sequelae of patients with stroke and central nervous system damage, not only in hospitals but also at home. It was created for the purpose of preventing foot drop and gait training in patients with hemiplegia due to stroke, maintaining and increasing joint range of motion in patients with central nervous system damage, and training walking function.
This is a device that assists and controls patients who walk with foot drop (foot drop) due to central nervous system damage such as stroke or incomplete spinal cord injury. It stimulates the patient’s gait nerve roots (muscles and nerves used when walking) to improve ankle joint stability. induce movement. It has a function that lifts the user’s feet at the appropriate time when walking, and when using a foot sensor, electrical stimulation is provided according to the walking stage.
In addition, the fact that patients can walk by attaching pads and operating the device themselves is considered an advantage. In particular, GOSCARE SERA’s foot sensor has a total of 1 points, with 2 point at the heel and 3 points at the front of the foot, and recognizes abnormal gait in which the front foot touches the ground first and normal gait in which the heel touches the ground first. Additionally, to let you know that you are walking normally in the absence of a physical therapist or guardian, auditory feedback is provided when the heel touches the ground first.
Regarding this, an official said, “GOSCARE SERA, according to the definition of gait training, which is to overcome through training in walking posture and method, allows gait training by installing and operating the device alone without a physical therapist or guardian and inducing normal walking with auditory feedback. there is. “In addition, because the foot is lifted in accordance with the gait cycle, the body weight is distributed over both feet, preventing secondary pelvic aftereffects.”
He continued, “The number of stroke patients globally is approximately 1 million, the cumulative number of stroke patients in Korea is 100 million, and among new stroke patients in Korea, the number of patients who require functional electrical stimulation treatment is approximately 104 per year. In Korea, 1 stroke patients receive treatment every year. In particular, it is said that the difficulty experienced by up to 11% of stroke patients is the aftereffect of hemiplegia, which requires walking rehabilitation,” he said. “They need continuous treatment and training to return to their daily lives, and medical devices that enable continuous rehabilitation at home after discharge are available.” “I thought it was necessary,” he said. We have developed a walking FES that allows patients to perform rehabilitation anytime, anywhere in their daily lives.
In addition, GeoS is preparing to launch a wearable healthcare product (Health Walking) that combines medical device technology to solve the walking difficulties experienced by the general public. Health Walking provides walking data recording and walking pattern analysis for the purpose of improving health by strengthening lower limb muscles, preventing sarcopenia (strengthening muscles), assisting walking, strengthening muscle strength and improving blood circulation through calf EMS stimulation, and using Bluetooth. We plan to provide exercise plans, walking information notification and management, and walking exercise level evaluation through a health management app (APP) by linking with external devices such as smartphones.
This product provides electrical stimulation to the calf at rest to relax and contract the muscles, allowing it to be used in massage mode, or to strengthen the calf muscles in an exercise mode that provides EMS exercise effects through low-frequency stimulation while doing simple housework or walking outside. It was developed as an all-in-one massage and exercise product for all ages.
Meanwhile, the main exhibition items of ‘KOAMEX 2023’ hosted by Daegu Metropolitan City and K-MEDI Hub are as follows. △Diagnostic and diagnostic devices such as scanners, measuring devices, and imaging devices △Clinical and inspection devices △Surgical and recycling devices △Hospital facilities and emergency equipment △Medical devices, parts, and services △Pharmaceutical devices △Medical services, SW