2003 Medical Design Excellence Awards Winning Products Are Revealed; Sixth Annual Competition Recognizes 23 Medical Device and Packaging Products.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers MD&M East 2003 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2003 Canon Communications LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control today announced the winners of the sixth annual Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA MDEA 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-Ethylamphetamine (empathogenic/psychedelic drug closely related to MDMA) MDEA Master Data Exchange Agreement MDEA Methyl Di-Ethyl Amine ) competition. The contest is the only awards program devoted exclusively to recognizing contributions and advancements in medical devices. 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 Biomedical engineering An interdisciplinary field in which the principles, laws, and techniques of engineering, physics, chemistry, and other physical sciences are applied to facilitate progress in medicine, biology, and other life sciences. , human factors, industrial design, medicine, and diagnostics. The jury selected 23 winners in nine medical product categories. MDEA 2003 WINNERS (alphabetical by category): Critical Care and Emergency Products -- Angel portable ECG monitor -- HeartStart home defibrillator -- Rugged Stair-Pro lightweight emergency transportation device Finished Packaging -- Easytab hearing aid battery General Hospital Devices and Therapeutic Products -- Introcan safety IV catheter -- Joey disposable umbilical cord clamp and cutter -- SmartSite Plus needle-free valve with positive displacement Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products -- Ascension metacarpalphalangeal (MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). ) joint implant -- ContourMed Advantage external breast prosthesis In Vitro Diagnostics In vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests are medical tests conducted in a test tube, or more generally in a controlled environment outside a living organism. In vitro means in glass in Latin. -- Accu-Chek Inform blood glucose meter -- OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 antibody test. Over-the-Counter and Self-Care Products -- PiKo-1 handheld lung-function monitor -- Symphony breast pump Radiological and Electromechanical Devices -- Deltec Cozmo insulin pump and My Treatment Assistant PC communications -- iLook personal imaging tool -- MammoSite radiation therapy system -- Sonos 7500 Live 3-D ultrasound system Rehabilitation and Assistive-Technology Products -- Taylor spatial frame external orthopedic fixator -- UroCycler bladder management system Surgical Equipment, Instruments, and Supplies -- A-2000 bispectral index (BIS) consciousness monitor -- CORx integrated oxygenation oxygenation /ox·y·gen·a·tion/ (ok?si-je-na´shun) 1. the act or process of adding oxygen. 2. the result of having oxygen added. system -- Intralase FS ophthalmological laser -- Zeus robotic endoscopic en·do·scope n. An instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach. en surgical workstation Winning products will receive gold or silver recognition at a ceremony held June 3 during the Medical Design & Manufacturing East 2003 Conference and Exposition at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The MDEA program is presented by CANON COMMUNICATIONS LLC and sponsored by Avail, Battelle, Dupont Medical Packaging, The Medtech Group, Inc., and Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine. For more information on the Medical Design Excellence Awards, please visit the Web site: www.MDEAwards.com or e-mail: mdea@cancom.com. |
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