Hans-Heinz Khünl-Brady

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Hans-Heinz Khünl-Brady

Hans-Heinz Khünl-Brady (born January 21, 1932 in Vienna , Austria ; † June 26, 2013 ) was the managing director of C. Brady, Vice President of Austromed, a functionary in the Chamber of Commerce and auditor at Pharmig and Pharmig's state delegate.

Life

Khünl-Brady was born in Vienna. After graduating from the Realgymnasium in Vienna's Schopenhauerstraße, he studied pharmacy at the University of Vienna and graduated in 1955 with a graduate degree in pharmacy . While working as a pharmacist in the Eye of God Pharmacy, he began his second degree in medicine , which he finished as cand. Med. according to the old study regulations . In 1970 Brady took over the management of C. Brady, a then still small pharmaceutical company with four main products, namely Brady's stomach drops, Vamel cough syrup, the vascular agent Complamin and the inotyol ointment, which is still used as a wound and healing ointment to this day. Brady initiated a reorientation of the company and opened a medical device trade , whereby well-known companies such as Fresenius , Boston Cientific and Medical Carbon Research Institution were introduced into the Austrian market. In this way, he consolidated the research opportunities and the safeguarding of jobs in Austria. The main components of the C. Brady product range are the devices for renal replacement therapy , with its development for pump-assisted venovenous hemofiltration , the so-called brady pump , being used in sophisticated computer-aided concepts in intensive care to this day .

Research priorities

In the field of cardiac surgery , his creativity enabled him to carry out significant research work in the field of mechanical circulatory support (biomedical pump ) and retrograde coronary perfusion using a pixocatheter. With his support, the sinus coronary catheter developed by the Austrian researcher Werner Mohl could be further developed and industrialized in the laboratories of Boston Cientific . With the help of this catheter an attempt was made to flush out toxic substances from infarcted myocardial areas and thus to improve myocardial perfusion . This project also enabled Austrian cardiac surgery research to be recognized worldwide.

In the field of mechanical valve replacement , the introduction of the first bioprosthesis (Hancock pig valve ) pointed the way for Viennese cardiac surgery research. From his cooperation with General Atomics, subsequently Carbomedics and Medical Carbon Research Institution, Austin, Texas, research projects arose on the clinical use of newer heart valve models made of the patented pyrolytic carbon material. Thanks to his efforts, the Vienna cardiac surgery research group was able to bring the results about the use of the Duromedics heart valve into world literature.

During the final development of the On-X double heart valve and its introduction into clinical use, the study coordination and data acquisition took place in cooperation with the Vienna cardiac surgery research group ( Ernst Wolner , the Medical Carbon Institute of Research, Austin, Texas and C. Brady).

In the field of anesthesia , with the help of Khünl-Brady it was possible to further develop an emergency tube developed by the Austrian scientist M. Frass in the American research laboratory of the Sheridon company and to introduce it internationally.

Due to his initiative, the today patented milling tube is available in operating theaters, emergency rooms and emergency equipment for air ambulance as an aid to keep the airways clear.

He was also politically active, he was Vice President of Austromed, a functionary in the Chamber of Commerce, he was awarded the title of Commercial Councilor for his economic successes and the title of Professor for his services to the advancement of science . He was auditor at Pharmig and Pharmig's state delegate, his commitment to the medical device per se and to the implementation of the EU directive of the Medical Devices Act ultimately resulted in an event "Medical Device 2000", whose documentation was published in abbreviated form and on CD-ROM has been.

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personal data
SURNAME Khünl-Brady, Hans-Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian entrepreneur and functionary
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austria
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 2013