26 Innovative Products Win Medical Design Excellence Awards

Winners to Receive Gold or Silver Recognition in Ceremony at MD&M East Trade Show

In its April issue, published this week, MD&DI (Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry) magazine has announced the winners of the ninth 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 2006 jury selected 26 winners in 10 medical product categories.

2006 MDEA-winning Products (and Manufacturers) by Category

Critical-care and emergency medicine products
Rugged Power-Pro XT ambulance cot (Stryker EMS)
Rad-57 portable pulse CO-oximeter (Masimo)

Dental Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
Image-Guided Implantology system (DenX Advanced Dental Systems)
DenLite DP5000 illuminated dental mirror (Welch Allyn)

Finished Packaging
NanoCool controlled-temperature shipping system (NanoCool)

General Hospital Devices and Therapeutic Products
CrossJect single-use needle-free injection system (CrossJect SA)
Cortrak feeding-tube placement system (Viasys Healthcare/Medsystems)
OmniPod insulin management system (Insulet)
IVantage volumetric ambulatory infusion system (Delphi Medical Systems)

Implant and tissue-replacement products
Gynecare Prolift pelvic floor repair system (Ethicon)
Nucleus Freedom system (Cochlear)

In vitro diagnostics
Afinion AS100 analyzer (Axis-Shield PoC AS)
CellTracks analyzer II (Immunicon)
IDI-MRSA assay (BD Diagnostics-GeneOhm)

Over-the-counter and self-care products
Swing breast pump (Medela)

Radiological and electromechanical devices
SureFlex laser lithotripsy fibers (IQinc)
CereTom mobile computed tomography scanner (NeuroLogica)
HD lower-leg array coil (GE Healthcare, Coils Division)

Rehabilitation and assistive-technology products
Impact solar-powered hearing aid battery recharger (Project Impact)
Cleo 90 infusion set (Smiths Medical MD)
Inogen One oxygen concentrator system (Inogen)
eFlow electronic nebulizer (Pari GmbH)

Surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies
Straightshot M4 microdebrider (Medtronic ENT)
360-degree Fascia Closure Device (SuturTek)
SpineJet MicroResector (HydroCision)
PassPort shielded trocar (Patton Surgical)

Winning products will receive gold or silver recognition at a ceremony held June 7 during the Medical Design & Manufacturing East 2006 Conference and Exposition 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 ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Avail Medical Products Inc., DuPont Medical Packaging, Dymax Corp., The Electrolizing Corp. of Ohio, Ethox International, The MedTech Group Inc., Norman Noble Inc., and Nusil Silicone Technology LLC.

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