Originally Published MDDI June 2002

MEDICAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2002

The following list includes all gold- and silver-award winners. Products are listed alphabetically within their category.

Critical Care & Emergency Medical Products
SpeedBlocks Head Immobilizer
Submitted, designed, and manufactured by Laerdal Medical Corporation (Wappingers Falls, NY), Silver

Dental Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
3M ESPE Elipar FreeLight Cordless LED Curing Light
Submitted, and manufactured by 3M ESPE AG (Seefeld, Germany). Designed by Neumeister Design (Munich, Germany), Silver

HealOzone TEC3
Submitted and manufactured by Micro Motors (Santa Ana, CA). Designed by Queens University Belfast (Belfast, Northern Ireland) and Micro Motors (Santa Ana, CA), Silver

Invisalign
Submitted and manufactured by Align Technology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), Gold

Finished Packaging
Kryotrans System for Transporting Temperature-Sensitive Materials
Submitted, designed, and manufactured by Kryotrans Ltd. (London, UK), Silver

Duplex Drug Delivery System
Submitted and manufactured by B. Braun Medical Inc. (Irvine, CA). Designed by Karl Johnson and Ahmet Karakas. Gold

General Hospital Devices and Therapeutic Products
Audioscreener OAE+ABR Handheld Hearing Screening Instrument
Submitted and manufactured by Everest Biomedical Instruments Co. (Chesterfield, MO). Designed by Everest Biomedical Instruments Co., Siemens Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Freeburg, IL), and Etymotic Research (Elk Grove Village, IL), Silver

Nellcor OxiFirst Fetal Pulse Oximtry System
Submitted and manufactured by Nellcor, a Tyco Healthcare company (Pleasanton, CA), Gold

TherOx Aqueous Oxygen System
Submitted and manufactured by TherOx, Inc. (Irvine, CA). Designed by TherOx, designDesign (Carlsbad, CA), Magor Mold (San Dimas, CA), and Barnant (Barrington, IL), Silver

Welch Allyn Ear Wash System
Submitted and manufactured by Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneatekes Falls, NY). Designed by Welch Allyn Inc., Nordon Tool and Mold Inc. (Rochester, NY), Alliance Fastner Co. (East Syracuse, NY), Halkey Roberts (St. Petersburg, FL), Precision Controls (Ann Arbor, MI), XTO Corp. (Liverpool, NY), Midstate Spring (Syracuse, NY), Anoplate Corp. (Syracuse, NY), Smart Products Inc. (San Jose, CA), and Precision Extrusion Inc. (Glens Falls, NY), Silver

Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products
Ancure Endograft System
Submitted by Stirling Design (Aptos, CA); manufactured by Guidant Corp. (Menlo Park, CA), Gold

Dermagraft
Submitted by IDEO (Palo Alto, CA); manufactured by Advanced Tissue Sciences Inc. (La Jolla, CA), Gold

On-X Heart Valve Prosthesis
Submitted, designed, and manufactured by Medical Carbon Research Institute (Austin, TX), Silver

Strata Hydrocephalic Shunt Valve
Submitted and manufactured by Medtronic Neurosurgery (Goleta, CA). Designed by Medtronic Neurosurgery and Hauser Inc. (Westlake Village, CA), Silver

In Vitro Diagnostics
Accu-Chek Compact Blood Glucose Meter
Submitted by Design Continuum Inc. (West Newton, MA); manufactured by Roche Diagnostics GmbH (Mannheim, Germany), Gold

Over-the-Counter and Self-Care Products
Welch Allyn DuraShock Integrated Aneroid Sphygmomanometer
Submitted, designed, and manufactured by Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, NY), Silver

SimpleJect Auto-Injector System
Submitted by Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA); manufactured by Owen Mumford Ltd. (Oxford, UK), Gold

SleepStrip Disposable Sleep Apnea Screener
Submitted and manufactured by SLP Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel), Gold

Radiological and Electromechanical Devices
DigitEyes Handheld Laser Slit Lamp
Submitted, designed, and manufactured by Bausch & Lomb (Salt Lake City, UT), Silver

Diagnostic Imaging System With the M2A Capsule Endoscope
Submitted by Given Imaging Inc. (Norcross, GA); manufactured by Given Imaging Ltd. (Yoqneam, Israel), Gold

OptiGo Portable Ultrasound System
Submitted by Product Insight Inc. (Acton, MA). Manufactured by Philips Medical Systems (Andover, MA). Designed by Product Insight Inc., Philips Medical Systems, Mack Molding (Arlington, VT), Tech-Etch Inc. (Plymouth, MA), and Chicago White Metal (Bensenville, IL), Silver

PanOptic Ophthalmoscope
Submitted and manufactured by Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, NY). Designed by Welch Allyn Inc., Chase Design (Skaneateles Falls, NY), Scientific Molding Corp (Somerset, WI), and Optical Coating Laboratory Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA), Silver

Rehabilitation and Assistive-Techology Products
Assura EasiClose Colostomy/Ileostomy Pouch
Submitted and manufactured by Coloplast (Marietta, GA), Gold

Surgical Equipment, Instruments, and Supplies
Cbyon Suite for Image-Guided Surgery
Submitted, designed, and manufactured by Cbyon Inc. (Palo Alto, CA), Silver

ESD Flexible Endoscopic Suturing Device
Submitted and manufactured by LSI Solutions (Victor, NY). Designed by Wilson-Cook Medical Inc. (Winston-Salem, NC) and LSI Solutions, Silver

StealthStation Treon Treatment Guidance System (Treon)
Submitted by MPE-Inc. (Milwaukee); manufactured by Medtronic SNT (Louisville, CO), Gold

Thermal Cautery Unit Model 150
Submitted and manufactured by Geiger Medical Technologies Inc. (Monarch Beach, CA), Gold

UltraCision Harmonic Scalpel GEN 04
Submitted by Plexus Technology Group Inc. (Neenah, WI). Manufactured by Ethicon Endo-Surgery (Cincinnati, OH). Designed by Plexus Technology Group Inc., Ethicon Endo-Surgery, and Eastprint Inc. (North Andover, MA), Silver

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