Originally Published MX July/August 2005
Note: This is the second part of a three-part article detailing the winners of the 2005 Medical Design Excellence Awards. If you haven't done so, you might like to read the first part of this article.
General Hospital Devices and Therapeutic Products
3M Foam adhesive dressing, manufactured by 3M Co. (St. Paul, MN). 3M Foam adhesive dressing is a bordered, highly absorbent foam dressing for treating moderate to highly exuding partial- to full-thickness dermal wounds such as pressure ulcers, neuropathic ulcers, abrasions, and first- and second-degree burns.
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Members of the development team for the MDEA-winning 3M Foam adhesive dressing
by 3M Co. (St. Paul, MN). Front row (from left): Paul Anderson, quality
assurance/outsourcing; Mary Swenson, product development; Ellen Schnobrich,
technical service; Brett Baynton, marketing; Buffy Effinger, marketing communications;
Amy Short, regulatory; Gary Ackert, new product marketing; Nancy Atwood,
clinical; Wayne Liedtke, design/manufacturing. Back row (from left): Bob
Maki, product service; Rick Jacobson, design/manufacturing; Greg Michnay,
quality assurance/outsourcing; Mark Smeltzly, product service; David Holm,
team leader/design; Greg Lambach, product service. 3M Foam adhesive dressing
won a silver award in the category of general hospital devices and therapeutic
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| Partners in developing the 2005 MDEA-winning 3M Foam adhesive dressing (from
left): Bret Melton of Alcan Packaging (Milwaukee) and David Holm, team leader
and a product development specialist in the skin health division of 3M Co.
(St. Paul, MN). Photo by Maria Fontanazza. |
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Posing with a display of the 2005 MDEA-winning 3M Foam adhesive dressing
(from left): David Holm, product development specialist at 3M Co. (St. Paul,
MN), with partners from Loparex (Willowbrook, IL) Peter Fernstrum, account
manager, and Christopher E. Fisher, market manager. Photo by Maria Fontanazza.
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ALYX component collection system, manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corp. (Round Lake, IL). ALYX is a portable automated system that rapidly collects and processes two transfusion doses of red blood cells, separating out the red cells on the spot and returning unneeded components to the donor with saline, thereby reducing donor side effects.
| The product development team from Insight Product Development (Chicago)
for the ALYX component collection system by Baxter Healthcare Corp. (Round
Lake, IL). Back row (from left): Brian Woodard, engineering; Craig Scherer,
senior partner; Dave Brown, engineering; Scott Alan Godoy, interface development;
Doug Brewer, senior partner; Scott Dallmeyer, industrial design; Matthew
Jordan, user research and interface. Front row (from left): Jeff Condon,
engineering; Ed Geiselhart, industrial design. Not pictured: Elizabeth Lewis,
user research, partner. Photo courtesy Insight Product Development. |
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Engineers Brian Woodward (left) and Jeff Condon of Insight Product Development
(Chicago), engineering the ALYX component collection system for Baxter Healthcare
Corp. (Round Lake, IL). Photo courtesy Insight Product Development. |
| Mark Vandlik of Baxter Healthcare Corp. (Round Lake, IL) poses with the MDEA-winning ALYX component collection system in the company's booth at the Medical Design & Manufacturing East exposition. The ALYX system was presented a gold award in the category of general hospital devices and therapeutic products. Photo by Maria Fontanazza. |
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EnteraLite Infinity enteral feeding system, manufactured by Zevex Inc. (Salt Lake City). EnteraLite Infinity allows tube-fed patients to be physically active, without being held back by their feeding pump. Designed for hospital and alternate-care use, the device offers simplicity, accuracy, and portability that promote physical activity.
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Members of the development team for the EnteraLite Infinity enteral feeding
system, manufactured by Zevex Inc. (Salt Lake City). Front row (from left):
Kimberly Lambert, designer; Phil Eggers, vice president, research and development;
Olga Jovic, mechanical engineer. Middle row (from left): Tony Crandall,
engineering director, ultrasonics; Roger Millis, electrical engineer; John
Dickey, senior electrical engineer; David Blaine, electrical engineering
manager; Dexter Crane, senior manufacturing engineer; Blake Allen, biomedical
engineer. Back row (from left): Beth Kraus, associate engineer; Mark Stringham,
mechanical engineering manager; Bart Michaelson, electrical engineer; Collin
Sprague, manufacturing engineering manager; Robert Kester, optoelectronic
engineer; Chris Steinman, disposable products engineering manager. Photo
courtesy Zevex. |
| Standing with the 2005 MDEA display of the EnteraLite Infinity enteral feeding system by Zevex (Salt Lake City), is Kent Beck, president of Eclipse Product Development (Salt Lake City), a firm honored for its role in developing the product. The EnteraLite Infinity system won a silver award in the category of general hospital devices and therapeutic products. Photo by Maria Fontanazza. |
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F.A.S.T. (Facilitated Aspiration/Suction Thrombectomy), manufactured by Genesis Medical Interventional Inc. (Redwood City, CA). F.A.S.T. employs a funnel catheter and suction to remove blood clots from the access grafts of dialysis patients, reducing the possibility that clots might move where they could cause death.
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Development team members for the F.A.S.T. (facilitated aspiration/suction thrombectomy) system, manufactured by Genesis Medical Interventional Inc. (Redwood City, CA), from left: Jenny Strezo, office manager; Rick Lilly, project leader; Brent Seybold, project leader; Bryan Hansen, manufacturing project leader; My Trinh, senior engineering technician; Thuong Dao, engineering technician. Photo courtesy Genesis Medical Interventional. |
| William Dubrul, CEO of Genesis Medical Interventional Inc. (Redwood City, CA), manufacturer of the F.A.S.T. (facilitated aspiration/suction thrombectomy) system. |
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The Lighted Ear Curette, manufactured by Bionix Development Corp. (Toledo, OH). The Lighted Ear Curette combines a bright white light-emitting diode (LED) with a clear plastic ear curette, enabling physicians to perform cerumen removal safely under direct visualization in what had previously been considered a blind procedure.
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Product development team for the Lighted Ear Curette by Bionix Development Corp. (Toledo, OH). From left: Susan Brangham, product development coordinator; Josh Noble, product development engineer; Jaime Schlorff, product development engineer; Ed Markewitz, product development engineer; Jim Huttner, MD, PhD, medical director and vice president, new product development. Photo courtesy Bionix Development. |
| Development partners celebrating the award presented for the Lighted Ear Curette by Bionix Development (Toledo, OH): front row (from left), Chris Tompkins, business development manager of the Tech Group (Grand Rapids, MI); with members of the Bionix development team, Jaime Schlorff, design engineer; Susan Brangham, project coordinator; James Huttner, vice president for new product development; and Andrew Milligan, PhD, president and CEO; and back row (from left), Ed Markewitz, design engineer, and Josh Noble, chief product design engineer. Photo by Maria Fontanazza. |
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Vital Heat body temperature regulator, manufactured by Dynatherm Medical Inc. (Burlingame, CA). Vital Heat employs a slight vacuum and circulating hot water to restore and regulate a patient's core body temperature during and after surgery. The device provides a simple and intuitive user interface, thereby reducing the risk of user error.
Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products
Axxess neurostimulation leads, manufactured by Advanced Neuromodulation Systems (Plano, TX). Axxess trial and permanent leads are the world's smallest-diameter neurostimulation leads. Their small size and unibody design provide surgeons with better control and more placement options, resulting in less-invasive insertion.
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At left, team members based in Portland, OR; front row (from left): Bob
Lucas, associate product development engineer; Jerry Boogaard, vice president,
R&D; Don Dye, senior manufacturing process engineer. Rear (from left):
Mike DiGiacomo, senior product development engineer; John Swanson, principal
engineer; Sergey Varivoda, product development engineer; and Homar Cisneros,
senior engineering technician. Photos courtesy Advanced Neuromodulation
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In Vitro Diagnostics
Alegria multisample random-access ELISA analyzer, manufactured by Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH (Mainz, Germany). The Alegria is a multisample random-access ELISA analyzer developed for processing SMC-Technology-based test strips as an aid in the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases. The Alegria
is intended for in vitro diagnostic
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| Members of the development team for the Alegria multisample random access ELISA analyzer, manufactured by Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH (Mainz, Germany). Front row (from left): Anja Lehmann, application manager; Stephan Becker, PhD, vice president; Bettina Keilmann, Alegria product specialist; Margarethe Bialk, Alegria product specialist. Back row (from left): Sabine Sixt, application manager; Wigbert Berg, PhD, president; Sebastian Kubsch, PhD, Alegria project leader; Karin Schüßler, technical assistance. Photo courtesy Orgentec Diagnostika. |
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GeneChip Scanner 3000 with autoloader, manufactured by Affymetrix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA). The GeneChip Scanner 3000 is a desktop device that provides genetics researchers with sensitive, high-resolution, state-of-the-art scanning of GeneChip brand microarrays used for complex genetic analysis.
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Members of the design team from Design Continuum (West Newton, MA) for the GeneChip Scanner 3000 with autoloader, manufactured by Affymetrix Inc. (Santa
Clara, CA), front row (from left): Roy Thompson, senior industrial designer;
Allan Cameron, principal industrial designer. Back row (from left): Kevin
Young, principal industrial designer; Richard O'Brien, senior mechanical
engineer; Peter Bates, principal mechanical engineer; Paul Gregory, engineer. Photo courtesy Design Continuum. |
Niox Mino, handheld FENO analyzer, manufactured by Aerocrine AB (Solna, Sweden). Niox Mino is a handheld device for measuring exhaled nitric oxide (NO), a marker of airway inflammation. This non-invasive method makes it easier to diagnose asthma and measure response to treatment, and can give early warning of loss of asthma control.
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