Kitchener company donates medical supplies to Ukraine [Video]

A Kitchener medical device company has sent supplies to those fighting in Ukraine.

Biomiq manufactures a hypochlorous acid-based alternative to regular antiseptics, called PureCleanse, meant to treat and prevent infection in open wounds. 

Robert Fuller, Biomiq’s co-founder, said hypochlorous acid is naturally produced by our white blood cells in response to infection, making it a safer option for patients.

“There’s a lot of antiseptics that are very effective at killing [infection], but unfortunately they are very damaging to the host tissue and cells that exist,” he explained to CTV News. “Our PureCleanse solution is quite the opposite.”

Last month the organization sent 4,400 bottles, or nearly one tonne, of PureCleanse to hospitals and surgery centers in Ukraine.

“It [can be used for] anything from a skin tear, an abrasion, all the way up to very traumatic blast injuries,” Fuller said.

The donation was made in partnership with the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, …