CHF Solutions' Fluid Removal System Wins Medical Device Excellence Award.BROOKLYN PARK Brooklyn Park, city (1990 pop. 56,381), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; chartered as a city 1969. Manufacturing includes machinery, wood and metal products, tools, feeders, and medical and pharmaceutical supplies. , Minn. -- Award Recognizes Innovative Technology for Treating Fluid Overload fluid overload Hypervolemia, plethora Medtalk A systemic excess of fluids. Cf Volume depletion. in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. and Other Conditions CHF CHF In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swiss Franc. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. Solutions, a private medical device manufacturer, announced today that its Aquadex(TM) System 100 product for treating fluid overload has won the prestigious gold 2004 Medical Device Excellence Award (MDEA MDEA 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-Ethylamphetamine (empathogenic/psychedelic drug closely related to MDMA) MDEA Master Data Exchange Agreement MDEA Methyl Di-Ethyl Amine ) in the general hospital devices and therapeutic products category. The MDEA competition is the premier awards program for the medical technology community recognizing the people responsible for groundbreaking innovations. The Aquadex System 100 is a mechanical system that can safely remove fluid from the body of a patient suffering from fluid overload. Fluid overload primarily affects congestive heart failure patients, but is a symptom of many other conditions. "We are proud that our innovative system for treating fluid-overload patients has won this prestigious design award," said John Erb, CHF Solutions' chief executive officer. "This honor recognizes the hard work and commitment of our employees who brought this product to commercialization." The Aquadex System 100 is designed to relieve the symptoms of fluid overload quickly, reliably and simply. Not only does it offer significant symptomatic benefits for patients, treatment with the Aquadex System 100 also has been shown to shorten a patient's hospital stay. Reducing the time it takes to treat these patients can improve their quality of life and save hospitals money. About the Medical Design Excellence Awards Sponsored by Canon Communications LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the Medical Design Excellence Awards is a worldwide program open to companies and individuals involved in the design, engineering, manufacture, or distribution of finished medical devices or medical packaging. Entries are judged by a multidisciplinary panel representing engineering, medicine, human factors, industrial design, manufacturing, and other health care- and design-related fields. The winning products, including the Aquadex System 100, were announced at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East 2004 Conference and Exposition 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. , June 15-17, 2004. About the Aquadex System 100 The Aquadex System 100 is a mechanical system that can safely remove up to a pound of fluid per hour, or four liters (one gallon) of excess fluid from the body over eight hours. Physicians can specify and adjust the rate of fluid to be removed from the patient. The Aquadex System 100, using peripheral or central venous access Venous Access Definition Venous access introduces a needle into a vein, usually for the purpose of withdrawing blood or administering medication. , removes fluid with no clinically significant impact on electrolytes, blood pressure or heart rate. Conventional drug-based treatments for fluid overload typically take several days to achieve the same result. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the largest registry of acute heart failure patient cases in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , nearly 40 percent of the patients who are hospitalized and receive conventional drug-based treatments for fluid overload still have symptoms of fluid overload when they leave the hospital. About CHF Solutions CHF Solutions, based in Brooklyn Park, Minn., is a privately held manufacturer of innovative medical devices for cardiac care. The company's mission is to provide medical practitioners with innovative and proprietary solutions that enable the treatment of patients with unmet clinical needs. For additional information about the Aquadex(TM) System 100 and CHF Solutions, visit www.chfsolutions.com. |
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