Originally Published MX July/August 2005
MDEA WINNERS
2005 Medical Design Excellence AwardsMedtech's premier awards program honors top achievements in medical product development.
Products representing significant advances in medical technology received their due in June at the presentation ceremony for the eighth annual Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition.
An independent, multidisciplinary panel of jurors selected 30 products to receive gold and silver awards in the 2005 edition of the MDEA competition. The awards were presented at a ceremony held in conjunction with the Medical Design & Manufacturing East 2005 Conference and Exposition in New York City.
Products are judged according to an intense set of criteria, including product innovation, design and engineering excellence, end-user and patient benefits, and cost-effectiveness in manufacturing and healthcare delivery.
Awards were presented in 10 categories, including 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; over-the-counter and self-care products; radiological and electromechanical devices; rehabilitation and assistive-technology products; and surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies.
For additional information about the MDEA program, including instructions for entering the 2006 competition, visit the awards Web site at www.MDEAwards.com.
By category, gold (
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) award-winning products and their manufacturers for 2005 are as follows.
Critical-Care and Emergency Medicine Products
EZ-IO intraosseous delivery device, manufactured by VidaCare Corp. (San Antonio, TX). EZ-IO is a powered intraosseous delivery device, used for delivering fluid resuscitation and administering medication when standard vein access cannot be readily achieved.
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Members of the development teams for the EZ-IO intraosseous delivery device, manufactured by VidaCare Corp. (San Antonio, TX), with supply and design credit to BC Tech (Santa Cruz, CA). At left, VidaCare's internal team (from left): Larry Miller, MD, CEO and cofounder; Scotty Bolleter, EMT-P, educator; Robert Titkemeyer, director of operations and regulatory; Stan Marett, project manager. At right, members of the team from BC Tech (from left): Brad Craig, shop manager; Chuck Schwimmer, director, design and human factors; Jerry Allen, CNC machinist; Takashi Yogi, senior electrical engineer; Andrew Letton, senior mechanical engineer; Ben Clawson, president and CEO; Jay Daulton, senior mechanical engineer. Not pictured: Matt Bentley, industrial designer; Paul Hsei, senior mechanical engineer; Pete Lombrozo, mechanical engineer. Photos courtesy VidaCare and BC Tech. |
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Lifeline (aka Reviver) automated external defibrillator, manufactured by Defibtech (Guilford, CT). The Lifeline automated external defibrillator is a self-contained defibrillator with voice prompting and intuitive user interface. Its real-world functionality enables both medical professionals and lay responders to provide lifesaving defibrillation.
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| Members of the product development team for the Lifeline (aka Reviver) automated external defibrillator by Defibtech (Guilford, CT). From left: Gintaras Vaisnys, president, Defibtech; Glenn Laub, MD, CEO, Defibtech; Giovanni Meier, vice president of engineering, Defibtech; Michael Hicks, director of software development, Defibtech; Matthew Callan, design engineer, Defibtech; Benny Chi, mechanical designer, BSC Engineering (Dumont, NJ); Jim Sener, principal and creative director, Ideaz (Glastonbury, CT). Photos courtesy Defibtech. | |||||||||||
LifeSync wireless ECG system, manufactured by GMP Wireless Medicine Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, FL). The LifeSync wireless ECG system is an electrocardiogram monitoring system that eliminates lead wires and trunk cables between patients and bedside 12-lead or transport ECG monitors, allowing freedom of movement throughout the hospital.
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| Members of the design teams for the LifeSync wireless ECG system, manufactured by GMP Wireless Medicine Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, FL), with supply and design credit to Design Continuum (West Newton, MA). From top left, members of the internal team from GMP Wireless Medicine (from left): Shelley Hartman, president and CEO; Matthew Likens, president; Ken Solovay, vice president of product development; Bill Gregory, director of engineering. The team from Design Continuum: Matt Abelson, mechanical engineer; David Chastain, principal mechanical engineer; Ellen DiResta, principal design strategist; Jack Gundlach, principal industrial designer; Chris Hosmer, envisioner; Kenneth Jewell, envisioner; Richard O'Brien, senior mechanical engineer; Ann Sullivan, senior industrial designer. Photos courtesy GMP Wireless Medicine and Design Continuum. | |||||||||||
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| Members of the design team for the LifeSync wireless ECG system by GMP Wireless Medicine Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, FL), from left: Bill Gregory, director of engineering, and Ken Solovay, vice president of product development. Photo courtesy GMP Wireless Medicine. |
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| Bill Gregory, director of engineering at GMP Wireless Medicine (Fort Lauderdale, FL), stands with the display of the company's MDEA-winning LifeSync's wireless ECG system. The LifeSync entry was submitted by Design Continuum (West Newton, MA), and was presented a silver award in the category of critical-care and emergency medicine products. Photo by Maria Fontanazza. |
Dental Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
OptraGate, manufactured by SFS intec AG (Altstatten, Switzerland). OptraGate enables dental professionals to easily and effectively enlarge the treatment field for dental and other oral procedures. The product is latex-free and flexible to improve patient comfort. Supply and design credit to Ivoclar Vivadent.
Waterlase MD dental therapy laser, manufactured by BioLase Technology Inc. (San Clemente, CA). Waterlase MD employs advanced dental laser technology for effective, highly precise, and safe treatment of hard and soft dental tissues with no pain, no need for anesthesia, no bleeding, and fast recovery time.
Finished Packaging
RelyX Luting Plus cement, manufactured by 3M ESPE Dental Product Development Specialist (St. Paul, MN). RelyX Luting Plus cement in the clicker dispenser is a fluoride-releasing dental cement used by dentists to permanently affix crowns and bridges. The clicker dispenser ensures a precise 1:1 volume ratio of the two-part cement.
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Members of the development team for the RelyX Luting Plus cement clicker dispenser, manufactured by 3M ESPE Dental Product Development Specialist (St. Paul, MN). Front row (from left): Bob Petrich, senior manufacturing engineer; Eric Wilson, chemical engineer specialist. Back row (from left): Dan Krueger, senior technical service specialist; Bruce Broyles, senior product development specialist; Dean Reidt, automated equipment specialist. Photo courtesy 3M ESPE. |
| Tom Engels, vice president, 3M ESPE Div., 3M Co. (St. Paul, MN). Photo courtesy 3M ESPE |
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Paul Paresky of High-Tech Rubber Inc. (Anaheim, CA) with Bruce Broyles, senior product development specialist at 3M ESPE Dental Product Development Specialist (St. Paul, MN). The companies collaborated on the RelyX Luting Plus cement dispenser, which won a silver award in the category of finished packaging. Photo by Maria Fontanazza. |
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