For 17 years the Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) program has honored advances in medical product design and engineering that improve the quality of healthcare delivery and accessibility.

The awards celebrate the achievements of medical product manufacturers, their suppliers, and the many people behind the scenes—engineers, scientists, designers, and clinicians—who are responsible for the groundbreaking products that are saving lives and changing the face of medtech.

The gold, silver, and bronze MDEA winners in each category, as well as the readers' choice and best-in-show, were announced at a ceremony on June 11, 2014, at the MD&M East conference and exposition in New York City. 

Here's a rundown (updated periodically) of UBM Canon's editorial coverage of the 2014 MDEA program:

2014 MDEA Winners Announced!

AtomoRapid HIV Named Best-in-Show at 2014 Medical Device Excellence Awards

Persona Knee System Wins Readers' Choice Award

MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Dean Kamen Doesn't Rest 

Cast Your Vote for the 2014 MDEA Readers' Choice Award

Trends from the 2014 Medical Design Excellence Awards

How a Doctor Became an Award-Winning Device Inventor

The Snug Vest: A Wearable Medical Device That Looks Cool

‘MuV’-ing Patients within a Hospital

Telepresence Robot Gives Patients Access to Remote Physicians

How Plastics Help Define Medical Design Excellence in 2014

How a Silicon Valley Startup Upgraded the Stitch

Glucose Monitor First to Use E-Ink

6 Trends Reshaping MedTech in 2014

4 Ingenious Medical Devices That Help Hospitals Save Cash

Double-Sterile Barrier Packaging in Tube Format Wins Multiple Awards

Medication Management Solution Wins MDEA Silver Award

MDEA Juror Bios

2014 MDEA Finalists