Sechenov University launched a project to localize production of complex medical equipment

The Engineering Development Center of the First Moscow State Medical University has started re-engineering, development and improvement of high-tech medical equipment, medical products and their key components, which are crucial for the healthcare system. Among them are ventilator devices, anesthesia-breathing machines and patient monitors - equipment designed to monitor a person's vital signs during treatment in a hospital. Sechenov University will also organize small-scale production of complex medical equipment, while industrial production will be localized at production sites in Moscow and the Moscow region. The project is being implemented jointly with partners - a major manufacturer of high-tech medical equipment from China, the company "RMED", the Consortium "Medical Equipment", SC "NACPROM" and holding "Shvabe" with the support of the Agency for Technological Development (ANO "ATR"). In the future, the range of medical equipment and medical products for re-engineering and localization of production will be expanded.

The start of the project on re-engineering and localization of production of the most important medical equipment and its components in Russia was given by the contract concluded in January this year between Sechenov University and the company "RMED" - an exclusive partner of the largest Chinese manufacturer of medical equipment. The company was established by NACPROM and Shvabe Holding. According to the contract, the First Moscow State Medical University will re-engineer artificial ventilation devices, patient monitors, anesthesia and respiratory devices and their key components, as well as other high-tech resuscitation and rehabilitation medical equipment. The partners also plan to jointly develop a line of new medical devices to be produced under the brand of Sechenov University. These include, for example, endoscopes and consumables for their use.

"The First Moscow State Medical University has become the first among Russian medical universities to implement a project to re-engineer complex medical devices for mass production," said Alexander Kulish, director of technology commercialization at Sechenov University. - We are talking about re-engineering of multifunctional equipment with a wide range of applications, which is in high demand not only in Russia but also abroad. Based on the developments of our Chinese partners, we will create ventilators and other equipment for resuscitation and rehabilitation with improved characteristics. Not only our leading engineers, but also doctors will work on the improvement of these devices. The participation of clinicians - end users of medical equipment - will help to obtain truly high-quality and user-friendly products".

The project will be implemented on the premises of the Engineering Development Center and the design bureau of Sechenov University. As Alexander Kulish noted, combining the technological competencies of the specialists of the Engineering Development Center and the Design Department opens up opportunities both for re-engineering and improvement of demanded medical equipment, the supply of which is now discontinued or limited, and for the development of new unique medical products. The University will develop project and design documentation for medical devices, select materials for their production, draw up detailed process descriptions and flow charts, and select equipment for mass production. Small-scale production of fully working samples of products will be organized at the pilot site of the engineering center. Mass production of medical equipment is planned to be localized at production sites in Moscow and Zelenograd. The new production will be part of the structure of the Medical-Technical Industrial Cluster, which will provide all the necessary support to manufacturers creating high-quality expert-class medical equipment.

"It is also important that key components for our devices, for example, for ventilators, will be universal. They can be used in devices from other manufacturers, as well as used in non-medical products. The University will also set up a service department to maintain medical equipment. Establishment and development of partnerships with industry, cooperation between science and industry contribute to the formation of advanced scientific and technological reserve and achievement of technological sovereignty of our country", - concluded Alexander Kulish.