Gold and Silver Medical Design Excellence Awards Bestowed on Exceptional Medical Devices and Medical Packaging.Health/Medical Writers NEW YORK--(BW HealthWire)--June 6, 2001 The 27 winning products of the fourth annual Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition were recognized with gold or silver awards at a ceremony presented today by CANON COMMUNICATIONS LLC. The awards ceremony took place in conjunction with the Medical Design & Manufacturing East Conference and Exposition at the Javits Convention Center 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. . Winners were honored for their outstanding contributions to medical technology. Winning products exemplify innovation in product design and engineering, end-user benefit, enhanced benefit to the patient, cost-effectiveness in manufacturing, and improved healthcare delivery. Gold and silver awards were presented to winners in 10 categories, as listed below: Critical Care and Emergency Products -- Life Support for Trauma and Transport (LSTAT) (Integrated Medical Systems Inc.). Silver winner. -- Radical Signal Extraction Technology (SET) pulse oximeter (Masimo Corp., I.N. Incorporated). Silver winner. -- XCalibur mobile transporter 6 (Ferno-Washington Inc). Gold winner. Dental Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies -- BriteSmile 2000 (IDEO Chicago, BriteSmile Inc). Silver winner. -- Waterpik Flosser (Volan Design, Waterpik Technologies). Gold winner. Finished Packaging -- Kabiven multichamber parenteral nutrition packaging system (Fresenius Kabi). Gold winner. -- Prompt L-Pop (3M ESPE AG). Silver winner. General Hospital Devices and Therapeutic Products -- Acapella chest physical therapy Chest Physical Therapy Definition Chest physical therapy is the term for a group of treatments designed to improve respiratory efficiency, promote expansion of the lungs, strengthen respiratory muscles, and eliminate secretions from the respiratory device (Product Genesis Inc., DHD Healthcare). Gold winner. -- Goldenberg snarecoil needle (Ranfac Corp., Alec S. Goldenberg, MD). Silver winner. -- Grab 'n Go III portable medical oxygen system (Praxair Inc., Western Medica medica (māˑ·dē·k , Lewellen Design Inc.). Silver winner. -- Protectiv Acuvance IV safety catheter (Ethicon Endo-Surgery Vascular Access, BioPlexus). Gold winner. Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products -- HELEX HELEX Helicopter(ed) Exercise septal septal /sep·tal/ (sep´tal) pertaining to a septum. sep·tal adj. Of or relating to a septum or septa. occluder (W. L. Gore and Associates W. L. Gore and Associates is the maker of Gore-Tex fabrics. The company was founded in 1958 by Bill Gore and his wife Genevieve in Newark, Delaware. Gore had been a research scientist working with fluoropolymers at DuPont. ). Silver winner. -- Nucleus 24 Contour (Cochlear cochlear pertaining to or emanating from the cochlea. cochlear duct the coiled portion of the membranous labyrinth located inside the cochlea; contains endolymph. cochlear nerve see Table 14. Ltd). Silver winner. 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. -- BenchMark automated histology staining system (Ventana Medical Systems Inc.). Gold winner. -- eScreen drugs-of-abuse testing system (eScreen Inc.). Silver winner. Over-the-Counter and Self-Care Products -- TravelMate (Caring Hands Inc., JB Engineering Inc.). Silver winner. Radiological and Electromechanical Devices -- Beta-Cath (Novoste Corp., The Innovation Factory). Silver winner. -- DirectView CR 800 system (Eastman Kodak Co.). Silver winner. -- Echo-Coat ultrasound needles (STS (Synchronous Transport Signal) The electrical equivalent of the SONET optical signal. In SDH, the European counterpart of SONET, STS is known as STM (Synchronous Transport Module). Biopolymers Inc.). Gold winner. Rehabilitation and Assistive-Technology Products -- Claro and WatchPilot digital hearing instruments (Phonak). Silver winner. -- HELiOS personal oxygen system (Tyco Healthcare Puritan-Bennett, Omnica Corp.). Silver winner. -- Pathfinder prosthetic foot (Ohio Willow Wood Co.). Gold winner. Surgical Equipment, Instruments, and Supplies -- Aortic connector system (redgroup, St. Jude Medical St. Jude Medical, Inc. NYSE: STJ is a $2.9 billion global cardiovascular device company, with headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. The company sells products in more than 100 countries and has over 20 operations and manufacturing facilities worldwide. ). Silver winner. -- InsideView (LSI Solutions). Silver winner. -- Mammotome handheld breast biopsy system (Plexus Corp., Herbst LaZar Bell, Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., Dow Plastics). Silver winner. -- Neptune waste-management system (American Immuno Tech Inc., Bio-Medical Devices Inc. for Stryker Instruments). Silver winner. -- Tissuebond applicator ap·pli·ca·tor n. An instrument for applying something, such as a medication. applicator, n a device for applying medication; usually a slender rod of glass or wood, used with a pledget of cotton on the end. and Tissuemed 180 lightsource system (DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. Design Consultants, Tissuemed Ltd.). Gold winner. The MDEA program is presented by CANON COMMUNICATIONS LLC, the leading publisher, trade show producer, and digital media company serving the medical device industry. The program is sponsored by MedSource Technologies, DuPont Tyvek, AgION Technologies LLC, Battelle, Avail, Colorado MEDtech, IBA Medical Sterilization & Analytical Labs, and Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine. For more information on the MDEA competition, including details on how to enter, visit www.MDEAwards.com, or send an e-mail to mdea@cancom.com, or contact Canon Communications at 310/996-9497. |
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