2006 MDEA Entry Deadlines Announced

The Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) program is now accepting entries for its 2006 competition. Now entering its ninth year, the MDEA competition is the premier awards program for the medical technology community. The program offers recognition to manufacturers, 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.

To be eligible for the 2006 competition, products must be commercially available by December 31, 2005. The standard deadline for entries is December 19, 2005. The final deadline for entries (with payment of a late fee) is January 17, 2006.

The program is open worldwide to companies and individuals involved in the design, engineering, manufacture, or distribution of finished medical devices or medical packaging. Awards are offered in each of the following 10 categories, and may be offered in additional subcategories as determined by the jurors.

• Critical-care and emergency medicine products

• Dental instruments, equipment, and supplies

• Finished packaging

• General hospital devices and therapeutic products

• Implant and tissue-replacement products

• In vitro diagnostics (biochemicals for diagnostic use, related instrumentation, and home-use devices)

• Over-the-counter self-care products

• Radiological and electromechanical devices (diagnostic imaging devices, energy-emitting therapy devices)

• Rehabilitation and assistive-technology products (healthcare furnishings, patient-transfer equipment, and home-use medical equipment and supplies)

• Surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies

Somatom Sensation 64 computed tomography system by Siemens Medical Solutions (Malvern, PA), winner of a gold 2006 Medical Design Excellence Award.

Winning products will be honored with gold and silver awards in a ceremony during the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East Conference and Exposition, June 6–8, 2006, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

The MDEA program is presented by Canon Communications (Los Angeles), with publication sponsorship provided by Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI ) magazine. For additional details, including a downloadable entry form, entrants should visit the MDEA Web site at www.MDEAwards.com.

© 2005 Canon Communications LLC

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