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(Click here to read MDEA related editorial coverage in UBM Canon's publications - MD+DI, MPMN, IVD Technology, PMPN, MX, and EMDT magazines.)


UBM Canon's Press Releases

Los Angeles, CA (October 25, 2011) – UBM Canon's 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards Calls for Entries

New York, NY (June 8, 2011) – 2011 MDEA Winning Products Receive Gold or Silver Recognition

Los Angeles, CA (April 29, 2011) – UBM Canon Announce Winner of MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award

Los Angeles, CA (April 5, 2011) – 37 Innovative Products Win 2011 Medical Design Excellence Awards

New York, NY (June 9, 2010) – 2010 MDEA Winning Products Receive Gold or Silver Recognition

Los Angeles, CA (April 8, 2010) – 39 Innovative Products Win 2010 Medical Design Excellence Awards

New York, NY (June 10, 2009) – 2009 MDEA Winning Products Receive Gold or Silver Recognition

Los Angeles, CA (April 6, 2009) – 32 Innovative Products Win 2009 Medical Design Excellence Awards

New York, NY (June 4, 2008) – 2008 MDEA Winning Products Receive Gold or Silver Recognition

Los Angeles, CA (April 7, 2008) – 33 Innovative Products Win 2008 Medical Design Excellence Awards

New York, NY (June 14, 2007) – 2007 MDEA Winning Products Receive Gold or Silver Recognition

Los Angeles, CA (April 9, 2007) – 35 Innovative Products Win 2007 Medical Design Excellence Awards


2011 MDEA Winning Product Press Releases

Barcelon, Spain (August 8, 2011) – Cranial LOOP wins Gold Medical Design Excellence Award

Christchurch, New Zealand (July 28, 2011) – Encircle® Compression Therapy Wins Silver Medical Design Excellence Award

Irvine, CA (July 13, 2011) – EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES’ ADVANCED EV1000 CRITICAL CARE PLATFORM Wins Gold Medical Design Excellence Award

Versailles, OH (July 1, 2011) – Midmark 625 Barrier-FreeŽ Examination Table Wins GOLD Medical Design Excellence Award

Santa Barbara, CA (June 17, 2011) – Inogen One Wins GOLD Medical Design Excellence Award

Bedford, MA (June, 16, 2011) – Hologic's Selenia Dimensions Breast Tomosynthesis System Wins GOLD Award in the 2011 Medical Design Excellence Competition

Mahwah, NJ (June 14, 2011) – Mindray Medical Receives a GOLD 2011 Medical Device Excellence Award for its V Series Patient Monitoring System

Sheffield, United Kingdom (June 10, 2011) – DRFP (smartseal) takes top GOLD honour with its ProPoint at the 2011 Medical Design Excellence Awards

Irvine, CA (June 9, 2011) – Masimo Pronto-7 Wins GOLD in the 2011 Medical Design Excellence Award Competition

Zeeland, MI (June 9, 2011) – Herman Miller's Compass Strikes Gold (Again)

Caesarea, Israel (June 9, 2011) – Allium Medical Solutions' TPS (Triangular Prostatic Stent) Wins Silver Medical Design Excellence Award

Datchet, Berkshire, United Kingdom (June 9, 2011) – IDC’s Outstanding Design for "Venner Laryngoscope" Earns Medical Design Excellence Award

Mumbai, India (June 8, 2011) – Radiant Heat Warmer RHW 3000 series Wins Gold Medical Design Excellence Award

San Jose, CA (June 8, 2011) – iO-Flex System Awarded Gold Medical Design Excellence Award

Humlebaek, Denmark (June 8, 2011) – Danish company Coloplast wins two awards in the 2011 MDEAs for their new catheter for men, SpeediCath® Compact Male, and the urine collection bag Conveen® Active

Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand (June 8, 2011) – Blythe Rees-Jones Blog - The Mann; A Living Legend.  Alfred Mann is one of the great medical device developers of our time. I had the privilege to attend the Medical Design Excellence Awards in New York...Read more

Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand (June 8, 2011) – Blythe Rees-Jones Blog - Encircled in Silver - Medical Design Excellence in New Zealand.  Today was awards day. The Medical Design Excellence awards recognize the achievements of...Read more

Morrisville NC (May 31, 2011) – TEARSCIENCE’S LIPIVIEW® MEDICAL DEVICE WINS MEDICAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD

Warsaw, IN (May 4, 2011) – BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE’S JUGGERKNOT SOFT ANCHOR RECEIVES GOLD 2011 MEDICAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD

Guilford, CT (May 1, 2011) – Defibtech Lifeline View AED Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Melbourne, Australia (April 19, 2011) – Leica BOND-III Tissue Staining Instrument Wins 2011 Silver Medical Design Excellence Award

Memphis, TN (April 14, 2011) – VEINVIEWER VASCULAR IMAGING DEVICE CREDITED WITH RENOWNED MEDICAL DESIGN AWARD

Zeeland, MI (April 11, 2011) – Herman Miller Inc. Receives Ongoing Industry Recognition for its Compass™ System

Tucson, AZ (April 11, 2011) – Xeridiem Medical Devices PleuraFlow receives Gold in MD+DI’s 2011 Medical Design Excellence Awards

Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand (April 11, 2011) – Encircle® Compression Therapy announced as a Winner in the 2011 Medical Design Excellence Awards

Austin, TX (April 8, 2011) – Stryker Instruments and M3 Design Receive 2011 Medical Design Excellence Award for "The Mill"

San Jose, CA (April 8, 2011) – iO-Flex System Awarded Medical Design Excellence Award

Thornton-Cleveleys, United Kingdom (April 8, 2011)) – Invibio® Biomaterial Solutions honored by Medical Design Excellence Awards as a Supplier to a 2011 Award Winner, the Cranial LOOP

Great Neck, NY (April 6, 2011) – Integrated Design Systems Inc. (IDS) honored as a Supplier to a 2011 MDEA winning product, the VeinViewer Vision

Mentor, OH (April 6, 2011) – US Endoscopy's Talon™ grasping device named a Winner in the 2011 Medical Design Excellence Awards

Middleton, WI (April 6, 2011) – Orascoptic’s Freedom LED Headlight Wins Prestigious Medical Design Award


2010 MDEA Winning Product Press Releases

Monroeville, PA (June 23, 2010) – Philips Receives Gold Design Award for Alice PDx home sleep testing system

Atlanta, GA (June 14, 2010) – MedShape Solutions, Inc. Receives Industry Honors and Awards for their MORPHIX™ Suture Anchor

Lund, Sweden (June 11, 2010) – LUCAS™2 Chest Compression System received Silver Award in New York

Oklahoma City, OK (June 11, 2010) – Orthocare Innovations Compas Recognized at Medical Design Excellence Awards

New York, NY (June 10, 2010) – AccuVein Awarded Top Prize in Prestigious Medical Product Design Competition

Vancouver, BC, Canada (June 10, 2010) – Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance of 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award for Quill™ SRS

Minneapolis, MN (June 10, 2010) – Nonin Medical Recognized as a Supplier to the Award-Winning Philips Respironics Alice© PDx™ System

Melbourne, Australia (June 10, 2010) – PREVI Isola Wins Prestigious 2010 Gold Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) - developed and manufactured by Invetech   

Skillman, NJ (June 10, 2010) – Vitala™ Continence Control Device Receives Gold Award for Medical Design Excellence

Stamford, CT (June 10, 2010) – Zargis Medical Receives Top Honors at Medical Design Excellence Awards

Hollis, NH (June 9, 2010) – New England-Based Farm Design, Inc. Wins Gold Medical Design Excellence Award for Their Contribution in the Development of MAKO Surgical’s RIO® Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System

New York, NY (June 9, 2010) – Smart Design announces 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award win for Cimzia Packaging project

St. Paul, MN, and Stamford, CT (April 20, 2010) – 3M™ Littmann® Model 3200/Zargis Cardioscan™ Honored for Stethoscope/Software Design Innovation

Brønshøj, Denmark (April 19, 2010) – ABL90 FLEX Receives Prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award

Orangeburg, SC (April 13, 2010) – Zeus Honored as a Supplier to Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) winning SAVI® breast brachytherapy applicator

Raritan, NJ (April 12, 2010) – Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup Wins Medical Design Excellence Award, Helps Autism Spectrum Kids and Dysphagia Sufferers Take Medications with No Problem

Houston, TX (April 9, 2010) – Globe Medical Tech’s FreeVac Auto Retractable Safety Syringe Wins 2010 Medical Device Excellence Award

Thousand Oaks, CA (April 9, 2010) – HAMILTON-C2 ICU Ventilator wins Medical Design Excellence Award

South Australia, Australia (April 9, 2010) – LBT Innovations Wins Prestigious International Medical Award

Lund, Sweden (April 9, 2010) – LUCAS™2 Wins the US Medical Design Excellence Award

Hollis, NH (April 9, 2010) – Rio™ Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System Wins Medical Design Excellence Award Farm Design, Inc cited for its role as a supplier

Fremont, CA (April 8, 2010) – AlterG Anti–Gravity Treadmill Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Marcy l’Etoile, France (April 8, 2010) – bioMérieux’s PREVI™ Isola Wins the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award

Ottawa, ON, Canada (April 8, 2010) – DNA Genotek’s Oragene®•DNA Product Wins Prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award

Minneapolis, MN (April 8, 2010) – FinESS™ Sinus Treatment Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Miami, FL (April 8, 2010) – Innovia's Orbital Tissue Expander has Won a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Awards

Leesburg, VA (April 8, 2010) – K2M Wins Medical Design Excellence Award for SERENGETI Minimally Invasive Retractor System

Aliso Viejo, CA (April 8, 2010) – SAVI® breast brachytherapy applicator Wins Award for Medical Design Excellence


2009 MDEA Winning Product Press Releases

Batesville, IN (June 11, 2009) – Hill-Rom Innovative Envision® E700 Wound Surface Receives Gold Medical Device Excellence Award

Strongville, OH (June 1, 2009) – Sparton Corporation's Medical Subsidiary Recognized as Supplier Partner for Award-Winning NeuroStar® TMS Therapy System

Pasadena, CA (May 14, 2009) – Osmetech’s eSensor XT-8 platform wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Waltham, MA (April 24, 2009) – Remel Spectra MRSA Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Malvern, PA (April 20, 2009) – NeuroStar TMS Therapy Recipient of Medical Design Excellence Award

San Francisco, CA (April 20, 2009) – LUNAR Leads Groundbreaking Design of PROVENT Therapy for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Charlotte, NC (April 11, 2009) – Polar Wand, Designed by BOLT Group, Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

London, United Kingdom (April 11, 2009) – Medlogic's LiquiBand Optima Skin Adhesive Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Philadelphia, PA (April 11, 2009) BD BACTEC FX Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Providence, RI (April 10, 2009) – Ximedica Recognized with 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award

San Diego, CA (April 8, 2009) – TearLab Osmolarity System Wins Medical Design Excellence Awards

Pleasant Hill, CA (April 7, 2009) – Zap Laser’s Styla MicroLaser Wins 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award

St. Paul, MN (April 7, 2009) – St. Jude Medical’s Merlin.net Patient Care Network Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Ann Arbor, MI (April 6, 2009) – NuStep T5XR Recumbent Cross Trainer Wins 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award

Burlington, MA (April 6, 2009) – iUni and iDuo knee-resurfacing implants from ConforMIS Win Medical Design Excellence Award

Coeur d’Alene, ID (April 6, 2009) – Medigenic Medical Keyboard Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Devens, MA (April 6, 2009) – Bionostics's UniDose Wins 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award

Minneapolis, MN (April 6, 2009) – Vertebral Technologies Receives Award for InterFuse Interbody Fusion System

Roswell, GA (April 6, 2009) – Kimberly-Clark Health Care MIC, MIC-KEY Introducer Kit wins Medical Design Excellence Awards

Tustin, CA (April 6, 2009) – Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE honored with Medical Design Excellence Award


2008 MDEA Winning Product Press Releases

Cupertino, CA (June 23,2008) – Globe Medical Tech Wins 2008 MDEA Award for POWR Syringe

Elgin, IL (June 21, 2008) – TRICOR Systems Inc. Designer of the STA System Wins 2008 Medical Design Excellence Award

Malvern, Pa., June 20, 2008 – ACUSON P10 Honored with MDEA Gold Award

Laurel, MD (June 13, 2008) – GE Healthcare "Panda" And "Giraffe" Infant Warmers Win Medical Design Excellence Award

Cupertino, CA (June 11, 2008) – Novare Surgical Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Batesville, IN (June 5, 2008) – Hill-Rom Innovative Totalcare® Bariatric Plus Therapy System Receives Gold Medical Device Excellence Award

Warrendale, PA (May 22, 2008) – MEDRAD® XDSTM Extravasation Detector Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

Brookfield, WI (April 7, 2008) – Honeywell HomMed Wins 2008 Medical Design Excellence AwardGenesis DM Wins 2008 Medical Design Excellence Award for Genesis DM Remote Care Device

Tempe, AZ (April 7, 2008) – Kinetic Muscles Inc. Wins Medical Design Excellence Award for the Hand Mentor Pro
Bagsværd, Denmark (April 7, 2008) – Novo Nordisk wins design award for NovoFine Autocover


2007 MDEA Winning Product Press Releases

Bethlehem, PA (April 9, 2007) – B. Braun Compounding System that Improves Patient Safety, Product Delivery Honored with Prestigious National Design Award

Union City, CA (April 9, 2007) – Abaxis Receives 2007 Medical Design Excellence Award for Piccolo xpress

Minneapolis, MN (April 12, 2007) – Medtronic Wins Medical Design Excellence Awards for Products Related to Activa® Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy and Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

San Jose, CA (April 10, 2007) – Natus Medical Receives Medical Design Excellence Award for the Olympic Cool-Cap

Langhorne, PA (April 10, 2007) – Definitive Design Wins 2007 Medical Design Excellence Award

Madison, WI (April 9, 2007) – Hospira Symbiq™ Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

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