EAU 2009
24th Congress of the European Association of Urology
Stockholm, 17 - 21 March 2009  

Dornier MedTech´s presence at EAU was highlighted by the introduction of our new Medilas D UroBeam, the world´s most powerful diode laser for vaporisation of prostatic tissue, to the European urology community.  Being a technological novelty, UroBeam drew a crowd of interested visitors to our booth.  As EAU was a welcome occasion for us to host the first UroBeam user meeting, we did get together our luminaries from Denmark, Germany, Italy and France.  All having completed a series of BPH treatments with UroBeam, they discussed their experience and provided us with valuable input for further development of UroBeam and UroBeam applications.  Our experienced users did not only provide insight in the clinical use of UroBeam to us, but also answered many questions on UroBeam treatments at the booth from the perspective of a user.

As we have experienced in the past, demonstrations of Dornier lithotripters by our application specialists met a very high interest.  This time, we showed the Compact Sigma FarSight in combination with the brand-new ultrasound scanners Flex Focus and UltraView by our ultrasound partner BK Medical.  Both experienced ESWL users and novices in this field took the chance to learn more about practical use of our lithotripters and took home some tipps and tricks to get the best results in stone disintegration.  

Arab Health 2009

Dubai, 26 - 29 January 2009

For many years now, Dornier MedTech is participating at Arab Health show, which takes place at the end of January in Dubai.  Arab Health is the most important show to present medical equipment to customers and partners of the Gulf Region, Middle East and Eastern Africa. Visitor numbers exceeded 50.000 over the four days of show and congress.

In cooperation with our new local distribution agent Gamma Medical Supplies Co. LLC, Dornier sponsored two lectures at the Middle East Update 2009 Conference.  “Advances in ESWL” were presented by Dr. Geert G. Tailly.  In the course of introduction of our new Medilas D UroBeam to the urology community, Dr. Thomas Bayer lectured on “Laser Applications for BPH”. The UroBeam high-power diode laser for BPH treatment, which we put on display, drew many interested visitors to our booth.  Dr. Ayman Hammour of Gamma Medical Supplies purchased the first demo unit to promote UroBeam business in the United Arab Emirates.

Medica 2008

Düsseldorf, 19-22 November 2008

With 4,000 exhibitors and a big crowd of national and international visitors, Medica this year again was a great opportunity to observe international news in medical technology and catch up with international business partners and distributors.  As a special event this year, we hosted a distributor meeting on the first day of the show.  Technologies of our new products Medilas D UroBeam, AR2 and Compact Sigma FarSight were discussed in detail to make our distrubutors familiar with the technologies and help them to be successful in the international markets.  Booth traffic at Dornier MedTech was exceptionally high with particularly high interest in our laser and ESWT systems, where we set the seal on several deals. 

DGU 2008

60th Congress of the German Society of Urology

Stuttgart, 24 – 27 September 2008

“We´re all about people” - Dornier MedTech proudly demonstrated its company motto at this year´s DGU congress with its all new booth design.  The new booth layout features photographs of our Dornier MedTech staff.  As a company operating in the medical field, our number one aim is to provide solutions for doctors and patients.  This “people” aspect is one of our corporate values and an essential part of our corporate identity.  “As we are a technology company with a strong historic background in lithotripsy and lasers, people associate the name Dornier mainly with our ESWL and laser products.  This sometimes makes it difficult to picture the people behind our products and services, so we wanted to add faces to our public appearance to show who we are – much more than a company developing and manufacturing medical technology, but also a diverse workforce dedicated to a shared goal to help our customers and their patients”, explains Michael Lerch, General Manager of Dornier MedTech Europe GmbH.

The new booth also set the suitable surrounding for our new products.  The Dornier Medilas D UroBeam, our new high-power diode laser for the treatment of BHP, was introduced to the urology community.  With its 940nm wavelength and 250 watts of power, UroBeam offers a very efficient solution for the minimally invasive tissue ablation treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).  The over novelty at our booth was the Dornier Compact Sigma FarSight.  FarSight, Dornier´s unique imaging feature that offers the user three imaging options, has been proven a reliable and efficient feature on the Dornier Compact Delta.  Benefits of tri-mode imaging are now also available to Compact Sigma customers. 

Another highlight was the bestowal of the Dr. Hepp Award. This prize is sponsored annually by Dornier MedTech to promote scientific innovation in Urology.  This year´s Dr. Hepp award went to Dr. med. Joachim Grosse und Dr. rer. nat. Dipl. Biol. Matthias von Walter, who developed an absorbable and drug-eluting implant for intravesical treatment of the overactive bladder.  We congratulate Dr. Grosse and Dr. Walter to their development and thank them for their dedication to scientific progress in Urology.

Dr. Hepp Prize winners Dr. Winter and Dr. Grosse with Dr. Forßmann, pioneer in ESWL, and Michael Lerch, General Manager Dornier MedTech Europe with the new BPH treatment laser UroBeam at the Dornier booth

Medica 2007

Düsseldorf, 14-17 November 2007

As every year, Dornier MedTech did not miss out to participate in the world´s largest trade show for medical goods and equipment, Medica.  Despite a national railway strike in Germany,  the event attracted 137,000 trade visitors from around 100 countries.  The exhibits at the Dornier booth demonstrated Dornier´s Workstation Concept in Urology, which was well-perceived by our existing and prospective international distributors and partners as well as medical staff. A particular highlight was the first-time presentation of AR2, a new orthopedic shock wave device that will be available to the market in spring 2008.  With AR2, Dornier MedTech continues to take its expertise of shockwave technology in orthopaedic for treatment of a wide range of indications. 

As a special service, Dornier MedTech treated Medica visitors to a shoe shine.

100th Congress of the Russian Society of Urology

Moscow, 6 - 8 November 2007

The Russian Society of Urology hosted their 100th congress this year in the building of the Academy of Science in Moscow.  Apart from taking part  in the industrial show, two special events highlighted Dornier MedTech´s participation in the congress this year.  Dornier was happy to present the Wolfgang Hepp Prize to Professor Lopatkin, President of the Russian Society of Urology.  The Hepp Price is an annual award sponsored by Dornier Med Tech, which has been presented to Professor Lopatkin in recognition of his achievements for urology, and lithotripsy in particular, in Russia.  In order to celebrate this tribute in an appropriate setting, Dornier invited the country´s leading urologists to a festive reception in honor of Professor Lopatkin (center).

Dornier also had the pleasure to be distinguished as a company making a difference to Urology in Russia.  We were proud to receive a certificate acknowledging Dornier MedTech´s contribution to urology, issued by the Russian Society of Urology, and accepted by Thomas Riha, Director of Dornier´s Moscow office on behalf of the company.  This is the first time a medical company has been assigned a reward by the Society for their contributions.  Dornier is actively participating in the Russian urology community since 1986.  Our clients in Russia are served by the Dornier MedTech office in Moscow.

DGU 2007

59th Congress of the German Society of Urology

Berlin, 26 – 29 September 2007

This year´s motto of Dornier´s participation in the DGU was “Parthership in Urology”  to celebrate our new cooperation with Gyrus ACMI in Germany.  With a  distribution agreement made in April this year, Dornier MedTech Europe has been granted the exclusive right to distribute Gyrus ACMI endo-urology products in Germany. So for the first time, DGU visitors not only had a chance to catch up with the newest developments at Dornier, but were also invited to have a look at Gyrus ACMI´s endoscopy products and PK SuperPulse Plasmakinetic resection technology that now round up Dornier´s Urology portfolio.

As one highlight, visitors had the opportunity to play with Gyrus ACMI´s digital ureterosrenoscope DUR-D and even test its laser protection technology. When used with the Dornier lithotripsy laser Medilas H20, the endoscope detects when the laser fiber is inside the shaft and the laser is automatically interrupted to  protect the DUR-D from laser damage. As the DUR-D is the world´s first chip-on-the-tip ureterorenoscope, we were very proud to display this novelty at our booth, and by means of the scope protection system in combination with the Dornier Medilas H20, demonstrate innovation in Urology fostered by this strong partnership. 

Inauguration of new Stone Center in Georgia

Tbilisi, 9 August 2007

Dornier MedTech has equipped the new Stone Center at the Georgian National Center of Urology with state-of-the art lithotripsy equipment.  With a Compact Delta II Lithotripter with UIMS and a Dornier Medilas H20 Holmium laser, the urology department at the clinic in Tbilisi now has the equipment to successfully treat all stone patients in the area.  Dornier MedTech Europe sales representatives and General Manager Michael Lerch (center) was invited to attend the inauguration ceremony, and presented the Dornier lithotripsy equipment to the national press.  Hosts of the inauguration ceremony, which celebrated this milestone for the region´s health infrastructure, were the Georgian Minister of Health (left), Professor Laurent Managadze, Director of the Center of Urology and President of the Georgian Urological Association.

EAU 2007
22nd Congress of the European Association of Urology
Berlin, 21 - 24 March 2007

Dornier MedTech successfully exhibited its Urology product range at this year´s European Congress of Urology (EAU), which attracted 10,000 visitors.  Traffic at the Dornier booth was high with many delegates showing interest in Dornier´s lithotripsy and laser products and taking advantage of the live presentations of the unique FarSight technology.  Several customers took the opportunity to close equipment deals at the Dornier booth.

Dornier MedTech was honored by the visit of Professor Lopatkin, President of the Russian Association of Urology.  This year´s EAU was characterized by a large number of delegates from the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe.  Dornier MedTech traditionally holds a strong market presence in this region and serves its Russian customers from a representative office in Moskow.  The picture shows Professor Lopatkin (second from right) and his colleagues with Dornier MedTech Europe´s Management and sales representatives for the Eastern European/Russian region. 

• Alain Rosec, Director or Dornier MedTech France SARL, can look back on a very successful year 2006.
• Thanks to his activities, Dornier managed to regain significant market shares in France. “We could convince many customers of the high performance and quality of our products,” Rosec says.

The DGU (German Society of Urology) celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. Dornier MedTech congratulated and offered a big  birthday cake, which was cut by Prof. Dr. med. Dieter Jocham, President of the DGU, for distribution.

Dornier MedTech launched a new generation Nd:Yag laser, the Fibertom 8100 at the DGU.  “We believe our customers will be very satisfied with the Fibertom 8100 especially appreciating the proprietary LPS and fibertom mode technologies that increase the user’s ability to monitor and regulate the application of energy” commented Michael Lerch, General Manager of Dornier MedTech Europe.

Hans-Peter Göser, Director Sales (right), was very satisfied with the business transactions done at the DGU.

EAU 2006

European Association of Urology

Paris, France , 5 – 8 April, 2006

• More than 11.000 participants attended the 21st Congress of the EAU, held in Paris, among them the famous model Jerry Hall, ex-wife of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger.

• The demonstrations of Dornier Compact Delta II with FarSight and UIMS (Urology Information Management System) by Mr. Horst Grabowski attracted a lot of interested urologists.

• Visitors of the Dornier booth appreciate the friendly service at the bar, where they get refreshing drinks and snacks.

Arab Health 2006

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 – 25 January, 2006

• Arab Health is the Middle East’s leading hospital, medical equipment and services exhibition with almost 30,000 visitors and 1,700 exhibitors from 50 countries.
  
• Dornier MedTech successfully presented its modular lithotripter Compact Sigma.

• Dornier MedTech was honoured by the visit of Ms. Stewens, Bavarian Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Women.