2007 MDEA Entry Deadlines Announced

The Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) program is now accepting entries for its 2007 competition. Now entering its 10th 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 2007 competition, products must be commercially available by December 31, 2006. The standard deadline for entries is December 18, 2006. The final deadline for entries (with payment of a late fee) is January 19, 2007.

The MDEA 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

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 12–14, 2007, 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.

The MDEA competition accepts the endorsement of professional and industry organizations whose members are involved in the design and development of medical technologies. Endorsing organizations supply expertise that assists in the development of the competition. Endorsing organizations of the MDEA program currently include the ACCE Healthcare Technology Foundation (Plymouth Meeting, PA), AdvaMed (Washington, DC), the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (Washington, DC), the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (Santa Monica, CA), the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (Washington, DC), and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (Hadley, MA).

For additional details, including a downloadable entry form, entrants should visit the MDEA Web site at www.MDEAwards.com.

© 2006 Canon Communications LLC

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