Gil Hospital and Hillserion Donate Portable Wireless Ultrasound Devices to Daegu

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] Gachon University Gil Medical Center (Director Kim Yang-woo) and Hillserion (CEO Ryu Jung-won) announced on the 2nd that they are jointly donating 10 portable wireless ultrasound devices (Sonon-300L, Sonon-300C) and tablet PCs worth a total of 100 million KRW to five general hospitals in the Daegu area.

Professor Jeong Wook-jin demonstrating a portable wireless ultrasound device in the negative pressure ward at Gachon University Gil Medical Center.

A Hillserion official stated, "Recognizing the severe shortage of diagnostic equipment amid the global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gachon University Gil Medical Center and Hillserion have jointly donated portable wireless ultrasound diagnostic devices."

The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), which first emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019, is rapidly spreading. In response, Hillserion expects to accelerate COVID-19 patient management by providing portable wireless ultrasound devices.

Jung Wook-jin, Head of Clinical Department 1 and Director of the Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute at Gachon University Gil Medical Center, said, "In highly contagious infectious diseases like COVID-19, physical examinations are difficult because stethoscopes cannot be used in screening clinics or negative pressure wards due to the need to wear protective suits. Using ultrasound, it is easy to check for fluid accumulation in the lungs, pleura, or pericardium, as well as some cases of pneumonia."

Since 2012, Gachon University Gil Medical Center and Hillserion have jointly developed these portable wireless ultrasound devices through various national support projects. To date, they have purchased 110 portable wireless ultrasound devices (Sonon 300L, Sonon 300C, MUS 200) and distributed them to professors and residents in 15 clinical departments, including emergency rooms, intensive care units, angiography rooms, obstetrics and gynecology, and musculoskeletal departments, where they are actively used in clinical settings.

Additionally, they have conducted the first ultrasound medical education for Gachon Medical School students in Korea and published medical education research papers. Based on the experience of using these portable ultrasounds in infectious disease settings, they hope to collaborate with domestic and international researchers to propose an infectious disease management AI protocol that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to more easily diagnose the condition of infectious disease patients.

Ryu Jung-won, CEO of Hillserion, stated, "Since viruses know no borders, we must respond jointly to prevent their spread in advance. Under this belief, we will closely cooperate with Gachon University Gil Medical Center and spare no effort to provide maximum support."

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