INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICA-2011
In November 16-19,
MEDICA is the world leader in medical exhibitions. It is the largest industry exhibition
event worldwide. For already more than 40 years exhibition is a special event
for all healthcare experts. MEDICA is a meeting place for professionals of the
medical industry. The exhibition offers:
• Full range of products for outpatient and inpatient treatment of patients;
• Technical and medical innovations;
• Congresses and Forums;
• Exchange of experience and training;
• Contacts with exhibitors from 70 countries;
• Venue for the meeting of medical experts from 115 countries and all continents.
In 2011, more than 137,000 visitors used the opportunity to get acquainted with
the latest achievements in their professional fields during this remarkable for
the entire medical world event. The combination of the exhibition of medical
equipment and other health products and well-grounded information, congresses,
forums, and expert workshops, opportunities for professional exchange of
opinions make MEDICA the leading international meeting place for specialists in
various fields from all continents.
This year the exhibition was visited by employees of the
«Humeca» - one of the most famous world companies that specializes
in the manufacture
of surgical equipment to treat burn wounds, including cutting tools for the transplantation of skin. The scientists and engineers of «Humeca» in cooperation with the
"Red
Cross" burn center
in the
Apparatus for obtaining of
Meek-Wall skin transplants
On the
basis of I.Y.
Horbachevsky
Ternopil State Medical University
and Municipal
Hospital Department
of burn injury under the supervision of prof.
Bihunyak
V.V. the assistant professor Kovalchuk
A.A., PhD developed the electrodermatome,
sterile cutting head
of which is disposable (Patent UA32875/Kovalchuk A.O.). This minimizes the risk of contamination of patients with dangerous infections, including AIDS, hepatitis B and C, and others. Dermatome is also equipped with an autonomous motor with batteries. Motor container is sealed and can withstand chemical sterilization. Today this dermatome is used in burn centers of
Disposable
dermatome developed by A. Kovalchuk
The
company «Humeca» was interested in the dermatome developed by scientists
of
From the
left to right: A.Kovalchuk, Wim
Buursen, Theo Klijn, Mykhaylo Korda
Except
negotiations with chiefs of «Humeca» the delegates of TSMU got acquainted with the latest medical technology advances, which were presented at
MEDICA 2011. On the territory of 17 exhibition halls, exhibition space of which is almost
Medical devices, electromedical equipment, surgery equipment, diagnostic
equipment, technology for orthopedic surgery and were demonstrated at the
stands of more than 70 countries
