In Korea (6)
“Hello.”
When Choi Ki-seok stood up and said hello, Yoo Byeong-se also said hello.
“But the person next to me…”
“He’s my teacher. His name is Professor Gilham Yu of Cheongjin University. He recently retired.”
“Hello, this is Choi Ki-seok.”
“It’s Yu Gil-ham. Nice to meet you.”
After exchanging mutual condolences, we sat down.
After ordering coffee, Choi Ki-seok looked at Yu Gil-ham who was sitting across from him.
At first glance, Yu Gil-ham gave off the appearance of a Taoist.
He wore a rare modified hanbok and his eyes were bright and transparent.
His voluminous mustache and beard are comparable to those of Santa Claus.
I tried using the Eye of Hippocrates on Yu Gil-ham, just in case.
[Alignment: Technology-oriented]
Physical strength: 6/10
New technology development ability: 7/10
Biomedical engineering analysis ability: 8/10
Specialization: Defibrillator ECMO electrocardiogram ESWL (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter)
‘Yes. If it’s this person.’
Choi Ki-seok was sure.
Yu Gil-ham is a trustworthy person with excellent skills.
I never thought my new tendency would help me in this way.
If he had valued money and fame, he would not have been able to entrust him with this task.
“I heard a lot about Byeong-se. They said he was a doctor with both skills and personality.”
“That’s too much praise. I still have a long way to go.”
“I also heard that you are training at Meijo. It’s not easy to become a doctor abroad, right?”
“I think it’s difficult, but meaningful work.”
Yu Gil-ham smiled at Choi Ki-seok’s answer.
“I feel good energy when I look at Mr. Choi. Even though I am sick, I am now quite able to see people.”
“Then maybe…”
“Okay. I’ll help you with this.”
“thank you.”
Yoo Byung-se lowered his head.
Yu Gil-ham was a master in the field of biomedical engineering, but he had a somewhat eccentric side.
He gives everything to people he likes, but is as sharp as ice to people he doesn’t like. I’m glad Choi Ki-seok likes Yoo Gil-ham.
“I’m thinking of getting straight to the point. How do you think?”
“Yes. I was waiting.”
Choi Ki-seok explained in detail what his father was going through, and Yoo Gil-ham listened intently.
“Hmm… It’s ECMO’s defect…”
Yu Gil-ham stroked his beard.
“Do you know exactly where the defect is?”
“I believe there is something wrong with the blood cylinder and gas blender.”
“It’s not really an area where there’s an error, right?”
“The professor is exactly what you said. That’s why the company is also struggling to find the problem.”
“Well, I guess I’ll have to go and find out the details.”
“Then shall we just get up?”
Yu Gil-ham nodded at Choi Ki-seok’s words.
The three left the cafe and visited Haitai Bio Medical.
The company is using an entire building in Gangnam.
When Choi Ki-seok gave his father’s name to the security guard, he was able to move around the inside with ease.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
I knocked and entered my father’s office.
My father was looking at documents at his desk, and he looked gaunt for the first time in two days.
“Oh, you’re here. The people behind you are…”
“They are the people who will help your father.”
Choi Ki-seok stepped forward and helped introduce his father and the group.
“I wish they would have seen ECMO first, which is extremely flawed and flawed. You don’t know what the problems are just by hearing about it.”
“Okay. Follow me.”
The group followed the father, who walked first.
Eventually we arrived at the engineer’s office.
The chief engineer and deputy engineer were disassembling and assembling ECMO parts for a while.
“Director. Are you here?”
The two engineers bowed their heads.
“Have you found the cause of the defect yet?”
“…I’m sorry. I have several possibilities in mind, but for now…” ”
Sigh… The due date is the day after tomorrow. I have to solve the problem today and fix it tomorrow to barely meet the deadline!”
“I will do my best.”
“sorry.”
The two engineers responded in depressed voices, and my father pounded his chest in frustration.
“That’s enough, just leave.”
“Huh? Then who will find the defect…”
“Didn’t you hear me? Stop and go. I take full responsibility for this incident!”
The two engineers retreated at their father’s command.
While there was a cold silence in the engineer’s office, Yu Gil-ham was the first to speak.
“You have a great pulpit.”
“What do you mean?”
“Isn’t this our first meeting with the director? But you defeated the company’s engineer and entrusted us with the job. A normal person wouldn’t be able to do this.”
“I trust my son, so of course I trust the person he brought with me.”
“Would it be okay if I asked for the blueprint?”
My father responded by presenting a blueprint.
“Hahaha. I can’t stop you both just because you’re failing. I’ll repay your trust. Byeongse.”
“yes.”
“Let’s check the blueprint first.”
The two sat down and looked over the blueprints, and Choi Ki-seok sat on a nearby chair with his father.
“How did you find out about them?”
“When I was attending medical school, Mr. Byeong-se was a cardiopulmonary technician. We saw each other every day during surgeries. A few days ago, I asked him to work for my father at a company dinner, and he readily agreed.”
“I see.”
My father nodded and continued speaking.
“Good job. I’m only saying this now, but there is no one in the world I can abandon. No one knows when, where, or how we will meet each other.”
“Yes. I’ll keep that in mind.”
The two people looked at each other and smiled.
‘That’s amazing.’
Choi Ki-seok turned his attention to Yoo Gil-ham and Yoo Byung-se who were working.
The two people looked at the blueprints and then reassembled ECMO.
First of all, it was necessary to check for errors at the completion stage.
As numerous parts came together, ECMO regained its original appearance.
The way they worked was no different from that of doctors.
However, the target is not a person but a machine.
It took a long time for ECMO to take shape as a finished product.
“Professor. Let’s get it running first.”
“okay.”
Following Yu Gil-ham’s instructions, Yoo Byung-se activated ECMO.
Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
The power came on and the pump started running.
At first glance, it seemed to be moving normally, but red lights came on on the blood cylinder and gas blender.
It means that it cannot function properly.
“Aren’t these two places the only problem?”
“Is there another problem?”
My father’s eyes widened at Yu Gil-ham’s words.
“Looking at it now, there is a problem with the heat exchanger as well.”
“Then what should I do?”
“It can be fixed. It will just take more time.”
Yu Gil-ham smiled and went back to work.
Unlike before, his hand movements became lighter, as if he fully understood the structure of ECMO.
Jiiiing.
The phone suddenly rang and my father connected the call.
[….]
“Yes, I understand. I will try my best to meet the delivery date.”
[….]
“Yes. Yes.”
My father hung up the phone while sweating profusely.
“Is this an executive call?”
“This is a call from the vice president. The hospital asked me to meet the delivery date by tomorrow. If the repairs are not made within today…”
My father chewed his fingernails.
Seeing his father anxious, Choi Ki-seok also became anxious.
If it was a matter of treating a patient, I would do whatever I could to help, but that was impossible right now.
Because biomedical engineering is not my field of expertise.
‘Everyone feels like this, right?’
Choi Ki-seok once again considered the feelings of the guardians waiting for the surgery.
Most guardians lack understanding of medicine. And entrusting the life of a precious person to a doctor I don’t know.
In other words, the current situation is no different from what patients experience at the hospital.
“You’re sick. Let’s try again.”
“yes.”
Drurr.
ECMO running for the second time.
Choi Ki-seok and his father stared at ECMO with earnest eyes.
It was definitely different than before.
The red light indicating the defect was nowhere to be seen.
“There is no problem with the blood cylinder, there is no problem with the gas blender, and the heat exchanger is working well.”
“Yes. It is operating normally.”
Yoo Byung-se added a word to Yoo Gil-ham’s words.
“You don’t have to worry about ECMO anymore. All the flaws have been resolved.”
“thank you.”
The father approached the two and bowed his head, and Choi Ki-seok also expressed his gratitude.
In a situation where the delivery date was pushed back, I survived with all my might.
The moment I heard that the defect had been resolved, I almost cried.
“You have developed an excellent ECMO. If it is at this level, I don’t think there is any need to import it from abroad. Did you get advice from Professor Cheoljun Lee?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I had a rough guess. Without that friend’s skills, ECMO development would be impossible in Korea.”
“That’s right. After discovering the defect, I urgently contacted Professor Cheoljun Lee, but he didn’t hear back.”
“That friend is naturally self-indulgent.”
Yu Gil-ham shook his head.
There was silence for a moment, and then my father started crying.
“I have one question: What was wrong with ECMO? Apparently, there was nothing wrong with it during the test run.”
“The reason is simple.”
Gilham Yu showed the parts he had collected separately.
“Several parts were changed in that part. Since there was a change in the core part, there was bound to be a defect.”
“There’s no way the parts have changed…”
“Yes. It’s exactly as you think.”
After the conversation, a sharp wind blew in the engineer’s office.
Someone changed a part, which caused ECMO to malfunction.
This means that among the engineers there is a spy from another company.
In other words, the spy played a prank on the machine to prevent the delivery date from being met.
“After listening to you, there are a few people who seem suspicious. That’s my problem, so I’ll take care of it.”
My father continued.
“Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. I feel like I got out of hell thanks to you.”
“It’s all thanks to taking good care of my son.”
“Okay. Thank you, Kiseok.”
The father came over and tapped Choi Ki-seok on the shoulder.
Choi Ki-seok couldn’t hide his pride at the fact that he helped his father for the first time.
“Then we’ll just leave.”
“Be sure to come home today.”
I said goodbye and left the company.
Before I knew it, the sky became dark and a chilly wind passed by my face.
“I’d like to treat you to dinner as a thank you, how about that?”
“That’s good for me. What about the professor?”
“I like it too.”
“Already, there is a raw fish restaurant that I looked at before coming here. I think it would be nice to eat some fresh raw fish and have a drink.”
The three people walked down the street side by side.
The steps felt refreshing as they had successfully solved the problem.
“Professor. Could I ask you to teach me about biomedical engineering in the future?”
Choi Ki-seok asked seriously.
Watching the two people’s performance today, I realized something.
It is important to understand not only medicine but also medical-based devices.
Ek . Aren’t medical inventions like the artificial heart playing a big role in saving patients’ lives?
“Are you going to learn biomedical engineering now? That’s it.”
“But wouldn’t it be meaningful to learn it? I don’t know when and under what circumstances I might need the knowledge.”
“My answer is ‘absolutely not.'”
Yu Gil-ham continued with a stern expression.
“Teacher Choi seemed nervous the entire time we were working. “You felt helpless because there was nothing you could do, right?”
“…Yes. That’s right.”
“I didn’t want to feel that helpless again, so I wanted to learn biomedical engineering.” ”
It’s a tweezers.”
Choi Ki-seok nodded.
“I’ll say it again, there’s no need for a doctor to learn biomedical engineering. That’s 100% a waste of time.”
“….”
“It’s impossible for anyone to become the best in every field. So, Mr. Choi just needs to be the best in his field. And at that time, you just need to have the best and trustworthy colleagues by your side. Do you understand?”
Yu Gil-ham’s words pierced his heart.
At the best place, with the best colleagues…
“Thank you for your words. I will keep this
in mind.” His voice was filled with spirit.
