The UOMZ (the Urals Optical Mechanical Plant), a division of Shvabe Holding Company , has run demonstrations of APDN-01 artificial lung for newborn babies at five Indonesian hospitals. The machine is currently in the processing of registration with the Indonesian Ministry for Public Health.
APDN-01, designed for effective constant positive-pressure assisted breathing for newborns (CPAP therapy), can replace very expensive artificial ventilators, UOMZ Head of Sales Evgeny Plekhov explained.
An UOMZ specialist together with РТ Megah Alkesindo representatives tested the previously supplied machines at hospitals in Jakarta, Bandung, Tasikmalaya, Kuningan, Sirebon, as well as at hospitals of several smaller Indonesian towns. Despite the unfavorable operating conditions, including simultaneous action of hot sun rays and the cold AC air, power surges and dips (running up to 20% of nominal voltage), and other factors, the equipment has been working very well.
Indonesian doctors have expressed their gratitude for service support by the manufacturer.
“We are finding the feedback very useful in light of future sales,” Evgeny Plekhov noted.
“Considering the poor condition of neonatal equipment in Indonesia, the country is one of the most promising markets for our IDN-02 incubators and OFN-02 phototherapy lams. The reasonable price, ease of use and reliability of our equipment ensure strong demand here. For example, I saw one of the local healthcare institutions place an additional order for 15 incubators.”
Cooperation between UOMZ and Indonesian medical equipment dealer РТ Megah Alkesindo dates back to the Medica-2011 trade show. The total value of the medical equipment contracts the companies have signed since 2011 is greater than EUR 250,000. UOMZ, a Russian Engineering Union member, has shipped around 50 units of equipment to Indonesia, including neonatal and transport incubators, heaters, phototherapy irradiators and defibrillators.
