39 Innovative Products Win Medical Design Excellence Awards
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39 Innovative Products Win Medical Design Excellence Awards
Winners to receive gold or silver recognition in ceremony at MD&M East trade show
Los Angeles, CA (April 8, 2010) - In its April issue, published this week, Medical Device + Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) magazine has announced the winners of the thirteenth annual Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition.
Sponsored by MD+DI and organized by Canon Communications LLC, MDEA is the premier awards program for the medical technology community. It recognizes the achievements of medical device manufacturers, their suppliers, and the many people behind the scenes-engineers, scientists, designers, and clinicians-who are responsible for the groundbreaking innovations that are changing the face of healthcare. MDEA-winning entries excel in the areas of product innovation, design and engineering achievement, end-user benefit, and cost-effectiveness in manufacturing and healthcare delivery.
A comprehensive review of the entries was performed by an impartial, multidisciplinary panel of third-party jurors with expertise in biomedical engineering, human factors, industrial design, medicine, and diagnostics. The 2010 jury selected 39 winners in 10 medical product categories.
2010 MDEA-Winning Products (and manufacturers) by category:
Critical-care and emergency medicine products
- AccuVein AV300 portable, non-contact vein illumination device (AccuVein LLC)
- Hamilton C2 ICU ventilator (Hamilton Medical)
- LUCAS 2 chest compression system (JOLIFE AB)
- Portex UniPerc percutaneous tracheostomy kits (Smiths Medical International Ltd.)
Dental instruments, equipment, and supplies
- PaX-Reve3D panoramic, cephalometric, and computerized tomography system (Vatech Co. Ltd.)
- Vibringe sonic irrigation system (Vibringe BV)
Finished packaging
- Cimzia Packaging (UCB Celltech)
- Orthopaedic Implant Skinpack Package for Femoral Hips (Stryker Orthopaedics)
General hospital devices and therapeutic products
- Alice PDx recording device (Philips Respironics)
- DivibaX mixing transfer device (Promens Medical Packaging A/S)
- FreeVac needlestick prevention syringe (Globe Medical Tech Inc.)
- HyGreen intelligent hand hygiene system (Xhale Innovations Inc., HyGreen division)
- Littmann electronic stethoscope Model 3200 with Zargis Cardioscan heart sound analysis software (3M and Zargis Medical Corp.)
- Zio Patch continuous cardiac ECG (electrocardiogram) data recorder (iRhythm Technologies Inc.)
Implant and tissue-replacement products
- AngelMed Guardian implantable cardiac monitoring and alerting system (Angel Medical Systems)
- Morphix suture anchor (MedShape Solutions Inc.)
- Orbital tissue expander (OTE) (Innovia LLC)
In vitro diagnostics
- ABL90 FLEX blood analyzer (Radiometer Medical Aps)
- Contour USB blood glucose monitor (Bayer Diabetes Care)
- Oragene•DNA self collection kit (OG-500) (DNA Genotek)
- PREVI Isola high-throughput specimen and agar plate management system (bioMérieux Inc.)
Over-the-counter and self-care products
- GlowCap internet-connected pill bottle cap (BIGfish Communications)
- Oralflo pill swallowing cup (Oralflo Technologies LLC)
- Vitala Continence Control Device (CCD) (ConvaTec Inc.)
Radiological and electromechanical devices
- DynaTRIM trans-rectal interventional MRI with DynaCAD digital imaging workstation for prostate (Invivo Corp.)
- SAVI breast brachytherapy applicator (Cianna Medical)
- TNT 12000 x-ray test device (Fluke Biomedical)
- Vanguard breast imaging and interventional coil for Siemens MAGNETOM ESSENZA MRI scanner (Sentinelle Medical)
Rehabilitation and assistive-technology products
- Computerized Prosthesis Alignment System (Compas) (Orthocare Innovations)
- Intel Reader digital reading device (Intel)
- M320 AlterG anti-gravity treadmill (AlterG Inc.)
- Tibion Bionic Leg wearable rehabilitation device (Tibion Corp.)
Surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies
- Ajust adjustable single-incision sling (CR Bard, Bard Medical Division)
- Duet TRS Reload Tissue Reinforcement System (Covidien)
- FinESS Sinus Treatment (Entellus Medical)
- Hydrodebrider endoscopic suction irrigator system (Medtronic ENT)
- Quill SRS knotless surgical wound closure device (Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- RIO robotic arm interactive orthopedic system (MAKO Surgical Corp.)
- SERENGETI Minimally Invasive Retractor System (K2M Inc.)
Winning products will receive gold or silver recognition at a ceremony held June 9, 2010 during the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East 2010 Conference and Exposition (www.MDMEast.com) at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
The MDEA program is presented by Canon Communications with corporate sponsorship provided by major industry suppliers, The MedTech Group Inc., Nordson EFD LLC, and Sebra.
For more information about the Medical Design Excellence Awards—including additional details about the manufacturers and suppliers that created the 2010 MDEA-winning products—visit the MDEA Web site at www.MDEAwards.com or e-mail: mdea@cancom.com.
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