Russian-made medical devices were presented at the arms forum in Moscow
Vasily Khudaleev, director of the medical research division of "Kalashnikov" concern, shows a tourniquet at the IV All-Russian Weapons Forum in Moscow. "This is the only harness that is made by thermal compression," he explains. - That is, it is stamped from a single piece of medical silicone on a press. It's not extrusion or baking, so it has much less potential stress points and breaks."
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| A first-aid kit from the "Kalashnikov" concern's medical development division. |
| Source: Alexander Biryukov/RG |
The material easily tolerates temperature changes. "He fulfills all the requirements for the mastery of military equipment at temperatures from minus 50 to plus 50," Khudaleev notes. - Even more. In addition, it is less susceptible to ultraviolet aging, which is very important when worn on uniforms, even in pockets."
There is a special pattern in the shape of the letter K. "It allows you to work effectively both with gloves and in the presence of various liquids, precipitation, fuels and lubricants," adds the director.
New aluminum tires with foam coating are also presented at the stand. "In some ways, this is an analogue of the NATO variants, only completely made in Russia," says Khudaleev. - This splint comes with holes, it allows you to perform all manipulations, in particular, a conicotomy." The product effectively fixes and takes the desired shape. "It holds very well both when used in the areas of the CW, and when providing civilian ambulance, in case of an accident, for fixing the cervical spine."
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| Aluminum tire with foam coating. |
| Source: Alexander Biryukov/RG |
There are splints for the limbs.
An individual portable filter based on a track membrane is presented separately. "The filter is light, small, compact, and weighs 90 grams," the developer describes. - Its resource is 20,000 liters with a capacity of 12 liters per hour." The difference from sorption models is in maintenance. "If it gets clogged, then there is simply no traction, so it can be disassembled, cleaned, rinsed, or the membrane can be cleaned with a special sponge that comes with the kit."
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| An individual portable filter based on a track membrane. |
| Source: Alexander Biryukov/RG |
The membrane itself is manufactured using nuclear technology. "The dacron film is bombarded on an accelerator," explains Khudaleev. - There are 70 million pores per square centimeter of the filter. Moreover, all the pores have the same size and their diameter is 4 microns."
This size allows you to trap all the bacteria in the filter, ensuring water filtration.
Additional cleaning is provided by an electrostatic charge. "Due to the large number of tunnels, an electrostatic charge occurs when the water exits, which also additionally allows cleaning," explains Khudaleev.
All filters have been tested in cryptographic laboratories, where it was confirmed that they detain all microbiological contaminants in general. The resource will last for years with careful use and periodic prevention.
Alexander Biryukov
