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Originally Published MX May/June 2002

BUSINESS PLANNING & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

2002 MDEA Winners

The 28 winning products in the 2002 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition were selected from scores of entries by a panel of nine expert jurors. Presentation of the gold and silver awards will take place on Wednesday, June 5, at the Medical Design & Manufacturing East 2002 Conference and Exposition, in New York City.

Critical-Care and Emergency Products

  • SpeedBlocks Head Immobilizer, manufactured by Laerdal Medical Corp. (Wappingers Falls, NY).

Dental Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies

  • 3M ESPE Elipar FreeLight Cordless LED Curing Light, manufactured by 3M ESPE AG (Seefeld, Germany).
  • HealOzone TEC3, manufactured by Micro Motors (Santa Ana, CA).
  • Invisalign teeth-straightening system, manufactured by Align Technology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA).

Finished Packaging

  • Duplex Drug Delivery System, manufactured by B. Braun Medical Inc. (Irvine, CA).
  • Kryotrans transport system, manufactured by Kryotrans Ltd. (London, UK).

General Hospital Devices and Therapeutic Products

  • GSI Audioscreener, manufactured by GSI Viasys Healthcare (Madison, WI).
  • Nellcor OxiFirst Fetal Pulse Oximetry System, manufactured by Nellcor (Pleasanton, CA).
  • TherOx AO System, manufactured by TherOx Inc. (Irvine, CA).
  • Welch Allyn Ear Wash System, manufactured by Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneatekes Falls, NY).

Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products

  • Ancure Endograft System, manufactured by Guidant Corp. (Menlo Park, CA).
  • Dermagraft, manufactured by Advanced Tissue Sciences (La Jolla, CA).
  • On-X Valve, manufactured by the Medical Carbon Research Institute (Austin, TX).
  • Strata CSF shunt, manufactured by Medtronic Neurosurgery (Goleta, CA).
In Vitro Diagnostics
  • Accu-Chek Compact, manufactured by Roche Diagnostics Corp. (Mannheim, Germany).

Over-the-Counter and Self-Care Products

  • Welch Allyn DuraShock Integrated Aneroid Sphygmomanometer, manufactured by Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, NY).
  • SimpleJect Auto-Injector System, manufactured by Owen Mumford Ltd. (Oxford, UK).
  • SleepStrip Disposable Sleep Apnea Screener, manufactured by SLP Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel).

Radiological and Electromechanical Devices

  • DigitEyes laser slit lamp, manufactured by Bausch & Lomb (Salt Lake City, UT).
  • Given Diagnostic Imaging System featuring the M2A Capsule, manufactured by Given Imaging Ltd. (Yoqneam, Israel).
  • OptiGo, manufactured by Philips Medical Systems (Andover, MA).
  • PanOptic Ophthalmoscope, manufactured by Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, NY).

Rehabilitation and Assistive-Technology Products

  • Assura EasiClose drainable ostomy pouch, manufactured by Coloplast (Marietta, GA).

Surgical Equipment, Instruments, and Supplies

  • Cbyon Suite, manufactured by Cbyon Inc. (Palo Alto, CA).
  • ESD Flexible Endoscopic Suturing Device, manufactured by LSI Solutions (Victor, NY).
  • StealthStation Treon Treatment Guidance System, manufactured by Medtronic SNT (Louisville, CO).
  • Thermal Cautery Unit Model 150, manufactured by Geiger Medical Technologies Inc. (Monarch Beach, CA).
  • UltraCision Harmonic Scalpel Generator 300, manufactured by Ethicon Endo-Surgery (Cincinnati, OH).
The MDEA program is presented by Canon Communications LLC. Corporate sponsorship for the 2002 MDEA competition was provided by Battelle, Avail, DuPont Tyvek, Chevron-Phillips/K-Resin, The Medtech Group Inc., TriVirix International, and Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine. For more information on the MDEA competition (including entry information for the 2003 MDEA competition), visit the program’s Web site at http://www.MDEAwards.com.

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