Transforming bladder care from hospital-centered procedures to accessible, data-driven digital urology
SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UMED Inc, an AI-driven urology-focused healthcare startup, announced that its automated bladder irrigation system, UroRinse™ Light, has been named as a CES Innovation Awards® Honoree in the Digital Health category. UroRinse™ Light will be showcased at CES 2026 Eureka Park (Booth #62501-31).
A Breakthrough Recognized on the Global Stage
Hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), CES is the world's largest technology and innovation event, featuring more than 3,000 global companies annually. The CES Innovation Awards recognize products with outstanding engineering, design, and positive impact across fields such as digital health, AI, robotics, and mobility.
A New Standard in Automated Bladder Care
UroRinse™ Light is the world's first system to fully automate and standardize bladder irrigation for long-term urinary catheter users. The product has already demonstrated its safety through Korea's medical device regulatory approval.
The company aims to address long-standing challenges in catheter care, particularly those related to infection risk such as CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection).
Key Capabilities of UroRinse™ Light
- Sensor-based automated inflow/outflow control
- Safe, consistent, reproducible irrigation cycles
- Closed-system design minimizing contamination risk
- Usable in hospitals, care facilities, and at home
This innovation enables patients and caregivers to perform safe, repeatable bladder irrigation outside the hospital, bringing advanced urology care into daily life.
Expanding Into a Data-Driven Digital Urology Platform
UMED is evolving beyond hardware into a connected digital health ecosystem.
UroRinse™ Light integrates with a mobile application and cloud database to record irrigation history and monitor patient status.
Future upgrades will include:
- EMR integration for improved clinical workflow
- Remote care platform connectivity for continuous monitoring
- AI-powered data insights enabling proactive infection prevention
Executive Quote
"Winning the CES Innovation Award is a meaningful recognition of UMED's vision to expand urology care from the hospital to everyone." said Dr. Myungchan Park, CEO of UMED and Professor of Urology at Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital.
"UMED will grow into a global urological healthcare company that simultaneously enhances medical accessibility and quality of life through people-centered innovation."
About UMED
UMED is a urology-focused healthcare company developing next-generation medical technologies including:
- UroRinse™ Light (automated bladder irrigation),
- UroAll® (drug-delivery urethral catheter),
- UroXpert™ (AI-powered urology care platform).
More information is available at https://en.umedglobal.com/
Contact & CES Booth Information
For media inquiries, partnership discussions, or product demonstrations at CES 2026, please contact: Kay Kyungmin Kim, CSO, kay@umedglobal.com
Visit UMED at CES 2026 : Eureka Park, Booth #62501-31
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UMED Wins CES Innovation Awards® 2026, Redefining Bladder Care with World's First Automated Irrigation System
Collaboration supports EU CRA readiness and cybersecurity planning for industrial and edge AI applications.
TAIPEI, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Advantech, a global leader in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DEKRA, a global testing, inspection and certification organization, to strengthen cooperation on industrial cybersecurity compliance.
As the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is implemented in stages, manufacturers of industrial equipment and edge AI products need to address cybersecurity requirements earlier in product development. The partnership combines Advantech's industrial computing and application experience with DEKRA's cybersecurity testing and international certification expertise. It aims to help end customers and system integrators plan for EU CRA requirements and international standards such as IEC 62443, reduce compliance risks and avoid delays caused by late-stage changes.
Stan Zurkiewicz, CEO of DEKRA, said: "Digital trust is essential for industrial innovation to succeed in global markets. As AI and connected technologies become integral to manufacturing, energy and transportation, companies need verifiable evidence of safety and cybersecurity to build confidence in new technologies. Our collaboration with Advantech combines its industry experience with DEKRA's independent third-party testing and certification expertise. DEKRA's role is to provide independent assurance, helping companies navigate evolving international requirements and build trust in new technologies."
Miller Chang, President of Advantech's Embedded Sector, said at the signing ceremony: "As edge AI advances, customers increasingly need to consider compliance from the outset of product design. By combining Advantech's industrial computing and edge AI expertise with DEKRA's global testing and certification expertise, we aim to help customers identify regulatory requirements earlier, reduce compliance risks and shorten time to market, bringing trustworthy edge AI innovations to global markets more efficiently."
Planning for Cybersecurity Compliance from the Design Stage
The collaboration aims to help manufacturers consider cybersecurity and compliance requirements at an early stage of product development, drawing on DEKRA's independent testing and certification expertise. It will help customers identify regulatory and technical requirements across markets, plan assessment and certification pathways, and address potential cybersecurity gaps during development.
The scope includes independent technical assessments, documentation reviews, certification readiness assessments and cybersecurity testing to help manufacturers identify and address potential compliance gaps. Early planning can help reduce the time and costs associated with late-stage design changes and establish a clear compliance process from product concept and development through testing and market deployment.
First Milestone: AFE-E630 Security Functions Meet IEC 62443-4-2 SL2 Requirements
As an initial outcome of the collaboration, Advantech's AFE-E630 industrial edge system has passed an independent assessment by DEKRA and received an Attestation of Conformity (AoC). Designed for commercial and industrial energy storage management applications, the AFE-E630 has security functions that meet the relevant Security Level 2 (SL2) requirements of IEC 62443-4-2:2019 within the assessed scope. The assessment results provide a verified basis for product cybersecurity in these applications and a reference for customers' subsequent product integration and system-level compliance assessments.
Exploring Further Applications in Edge AI and Industry
Beyond existing industrial applications, Advantech and DEKRA plan to extend their cooperation to AI-enabled industrial systems, semiconductor manufacturing, robotics, drones and other safety-critical industrial applications, as well as energy and transportation applications.
As edge AI is integrated into physical equipment, product safety, functional safety and cybersecurity need to be considered together. The companies will combine Advantech's edge computing platforms and application experience with DEKRA's testing, cybersecurity and functional safety expertise to support the safety and trustworthiness of next-generation intelligent devices.
Through the MOU, Advantech and DEKRA will continue to develop their technical cooperation, helping customers address market-specific compliance requirements and prepare industrial and edge AI products for international deployment.
About DEKRA
For more than 100 years, DEKRA has been a trusted name in safety. Founded in 1925 with the original goal of improving road safety through vehicle inspections, DEKRA has grown to become the world's largest independent, non-listed expert organization in the field of testing, inspection, and certification. Today, as a global partner, the company supports its customers with comprehensive services and solutions to drive safety and sustainability forward. In 2025, DEKRA generated revenue of 4.4 billion euros. More than 48,000 employees are providing qualified and independent expert services in approximately 60 countries across five continents. DEKRA holds a Platinum sustainability rating from EcoVadis, placing it among the top 1% of the globally assessed companies.
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Advantech and DEKRA Sign MOU to Advance Industrial Cybersecurity Compliance
Advantech and DEKRA Sign MOU to Advance Industrial Cybersecurity Compliance
