LKL International inks collaborative MoU to market new medical device

KUCHING: Leading medical/ healthcare beds, peripherals and accessories provider LKL International Bhd (LKL), through its subsidiary, LKL Advance Metaltech Sdn Bhd (LKL Advance Metaltech), inked a collaborative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FKS Medical Care Sdn Bhd (FKS) to co-operate in the market development of dermaPACE by Sanuwave Health Inc, an advanced medical device used for treating acute and chronic wounds.

Under the MoU, FKS will be responsible for introducing the dermaPACE into Malaysia, and both FKS and LKL Advance Metaltech will co-operate together for the promoting and marketing of dermaPACE in Malaysia. The term of the MoU will be for two years.

FKS is a subsidiary of FKS-Life and Health Medical Care Inc, a reputable medical appliance and device manufacturer and distributor based in California, US. DermaPACE is a shock wave technology using a patented system of non-invasive, high-energy, acoustic shock waves for regenerative medicine and other applications.

The dermaPACE system is cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration for marketing in the United States for the treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers.

The dermaPACE system is CE Marked for the European Union, and is licensed in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea for acute and chronic conditions of the skin and subcutaneous soft tissue indications.

LKI managing director Lim Kon Lian in a statement said said, “We look forward to co-operating with the Malaysian unit of reputed United States medical appliance and device provider FKS-Life and Health Medical Care Inc, to bring new and innovative medical devices into Malaysia.

“We are optimistic that dermaPACE would be well-received in Malaysia, and also provide more advanced wound care treatment that would bring better healthcare and greater quality of life to patients. Conditions that would benefit include post- traumatic wounds, burns, diabetic ulcers, and so on.