35 Innovative Products Win Medical Design Excellence Awards.Winners to Receive Gold or Silver Recognition in Ceremony at MD&M East Trade Show LOS ANGELES -- In its April issue, published this week, MD&DI (Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry) magazine has announced the winners of the tenth 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. 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 2007 jury selected 35 winners in 10 medical product categories. 2007 MDEA-winning products (and manufacturers) by category Critical-care and emergency medicine products * Cool-Cap neonatal head-cooling system (Olympic Medical) * Impella 2.5 circulatory support system (Abiomed) * Organ Care system The Organ Care System is a medical device designed by Transmedics to allow donor organs to be maintained for longer periods of time prior to transplant. The system dispenses with the traditional method of preserving organs through freezing, replacing it with keeping them in an (Transmedics) Dental instruments, equipment, and supplies * EtchMaster dental air abrasive etching instrument (Groman) * Ezlase diode dental laser system (Biolase Technology) * Orthoralix 8500 panoramic dental x-ray unit (Ka Vo Dental) * Thermoplastic Drill Template Set (Institut Straumann) Finished Packaging * Ospol dental implant system packaging (Ospol) General hospital devices and therapeutic products * Episure AutoDetect epidural syringe (Indigo Orb) * Mobile Clinical Assistant (Intel) * Odor Absorbing Hydrocolloid hydrocolloid /hy·dro·col·loid/ (-kol´oid) a colloid system in which water is the dispersion medium. hy·dro·col·loid n. 1. A substance that forms a gel with water. 2. wound dressing (Avery Dennison Medical) * Pinnacle total parenteral nutrition Total Parenteral Nutrition Definition Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is a way of supplying all the nutritional needs of the body by bypassing the digestive system and dripping nutrient solution directly into a vein. management system (B. Braun Medical) * SureSkin central catheter and IV dressing (Euromed) * Symbiq infusion system (Hospira) * Vest airway clearance system, model 205 (Hill-Rom) Implant and tissue-replacement products * Gynecare TVT TVT transmissible venereal tumor. Secur system for treating stress urinary incontinence stress urinary incontinence n. See stress incontinence. (Ethicon) * OrthoGlide medial knee implant (Advanced Bio Surfaces) * StimLoc deep-brain lead immobilizer im·mo·bi·lize tr.v. im·mo·bi·lized, im·mo·bi·liz·ing, im·mo·bi·liz·es 1. To render immobile. 2. To fix the position of (a joint or fractured limb), as with a splint or cast. 3. (Image Guided Neurologics) 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. * Piccolo Xpress chemistry analyzer (Abaxis) * Symphony one-touch histology slide preparation system (Ventana Medical Systems) * UltraCrit hematocrit Hematocrit Definition The hematocrit measures how much space in the blood is occupied by red blood cells. It is useful when evaluating a person for anemia. Purpose Blood is made up of red and white blood cells, and plasma. measurement device (Separation Technology) Over-the-counter and self-care products * Conveen Optima silicone urisheath (Coloplast A/S, Urology and Continence Care Div.) * Easypod subcutaneous injection device (Merck Serono International) * Vicks Forehead thermometer (Kaz) Radiological and electromechanical devices * Halo360 esophageal tissue ablation system (BARRX Medical) * LandmarX Element endoscopic image guidance system (Medtronic Navigation) * RT Vue retinal imaging system (Optovue) Rehabilitation and assistive-technology products * Ness L300 leg neuroprosthesis (Ness) * Pilot Walker enhanced mobility aid (Full Life Products) * Proprio Foot motor-powered prosthesis prosthesis (prŏs`thĭsĭs): see artificial limb. prosthesis Artificial substitute for a missing part of the body, usually an arm or leg. (Ossur) * Xtensor upper extremity therapy device (Clinically Fit) Surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies * Mammotome MR breast biopsy system (Ethicon Endo-Surgery) * NexFrame deep-brain trajectory guidance system (Image Guided Neurologics) * Pascal photocoagulator (OptiMedica) * Stryker Precision Saw (Stryker Instruments) Winning products will receive gold or silver recognition at a ceremony held June 13 during the Medical Design & Manufacturing East 2007 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 with corporate sponsorship provided by major industry suppliers ATS Automation Tooling Systems ATS Automation Tooling Systems (TSX: ATA) is a Cambridge, Ontario based company which designs and builds factory automation solutions. They have designed and built more than 10,000 automation systems in the areas of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, , Avail Medical Products Inc., DuPont Medical Packaging, Dymax Corp., The Electrolizing Corp. of Ohio, Machine Solutions Inc., The MedTech Group Inc., Norman Noble Inc., Sebra, and Sparta Systems. Full access to the coverage of the awards in the April issue of MD&DI is available on-line at http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/07/04/004.html. For more information about the Medical Design Excellence Awards -- including additional details about the manufacturers and suppliers that created the 2007 MDEA-winning products -- visit the MDEA Web site at www.MDEAwards.com or e-mail: mdea@cancom.com. |
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