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06-18-2014, 10:13 PM
Medtech In**vator 2014 Winner An**unced
http://cdn.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/medtech-in**vator-2014.jpgA group of 10 semi-finalists entered the Medtech In**vator 2014 competition in San Francisco last week.* Then whittling it down, four finalists gave a presentation in front of a live audience who then voted on the winner: Fibralign Corporation out of Union City, California.
Fibralign is developing a unique extra-cellular matrix scaffold with specially designed fibrils oriented in specific 3D orientations, much like the body’s own tissues.* This alters the mechanical response of implanted scaffolds in the body, which recent research is demonstrating has a major impact on the type of tissue that can be engineered.* The company was awarded $125,000 in addition to $25,000 of lab space in the Janssen Labs community.
The competition included the following semi-finalist companies and their fascinating devices:
AventaMed: The previous winner of medtech idol, their disposable device can be used for ear-tube placement in the outpatient setting with minimal training and at a much lower cost.
BeckerSmith Medical: The use of lumbar drains is very common in the ICU setting and requires specially trained doctors and nurses to manage a ****** of tubes, stopcocks, and pressure monitors in a surprisingly low-tech fashion.* BeckerSmith aims to take some of the guesswork out of these systems by developing an automated lumbar drain management system with computer-based control.
FLi Medical In**vations:* Direct anterior total hip replacement is becoming very popular, but it requires specialized beds and equipment in order to perform the procedure.* FLi has developed the FLOTE, a low-cost alternative to the very expensive operating tables designed for anterior hip replacements.* This device can be attached to current standard operating tables, can be effectively used for the anterior total hip, and is lower cost.
AUM Cardiovascular: A possible alternative to nuclear stress testing as a screening tool for coronary artery disease, CADence is an acoustic sensor that can detect turbulent flow through blocked coronary arteries.* It can be a potentially lower cost, lower risk, fast, and portable screening tool for many coronary artery disease patients.
BrainStemBiometrics: A sensor for intensive care patients to monitor their level of sedation.* This in**vative device attaches to the eyelids and detects minute movements of the eye which can be used as a proxy for brainstem function to better control sedation levels.
ChemoFilter: A catheter based device that can facilitate the use of regional chemotherapy.* After a chemotherapeutic agent is delivered to a tumor site, the ChemoFilter device can remove the agent from the blood-stream, decreasing toxicity and side effects.
CystoSure: Currently cystoscopy is performed with a ****** of metal tubes in a relatively cumbersome and inflexible manner.* CystoSure is looking to streamline the process with their unique device.* Basically it is a custom flexible urinary catheter with a specialized port that allows the insertion of a flexible cystoscope at anytime while the catheter is in place, allowing for flexible, safe and less cumbersome cystoscopic procedures.
LensGen, Inc.: A fascinating tech**logy we have reported on in the past. LensGen’s proprietary lens replacement tech**logy looks to cure the ubiquitous process of age-related near vision loss.* As we age the lens in our eye becomes more rigid, which prevents the stretching needed for accommodation and near vision.* LensGen’s device is a lens replacement that restores this function and allows the natural lens musculature function to return.* This would restore near vision and remove the need for reading glasses.
Tampa Medical In**vations, Inc.: IV placement often leads to some blood leaking during the time after needle removal and IV tubing attachment.* The StatClip looks to solve this problem and decrease blood exposure by utilizing a “clip” that prevents blood from leaking following needle removal.* This allows the placement of the IV without any blood leakage and potential pathogen exposure.
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Link: Medtech In**vator 2014… (http://www.medtechin**vator.com/wsgr2014)
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http://cdn.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/medtech-in**vator-2014.jpgA group of 10 semi-finalists entered the Medtech In**vator 2014 competition in San Francisco last week.* Then whittling it down, four finalists gave a presentation in front of a live audience who then voted on the winner: Fibralign Corporation out of Union City, California.
Fibralign is developing a unique extra-cellular matrix scaffold with specially designed fibrils oriented in specific 3D orientations, much like the body’s own tissues.* This alters the mechanical response of implanted scaffolds in the body, which recent research is demonstrating has a major impact on the type of tissue that can be engineered.* The company was awarded $125,000 in addition to $25,000 of lab space in the Janssen Labs community.
The competition included the following semi-finalist companies and their fascinating devices:
AventaMed: The previous winner of medtech idol, their disposable device can be used for ear-tube placement in the outpatient setting with minimal training and at a much lower cost.
BeckerSmith Medical: The use of lumbar drains is very common in the ICU setting and requires specially trained doctors and nurses to manage a ****** of tubes, stopcocks, and pressure monitors in a surprisingly low-tech fashion.* BeckerSmith aims to take some of the guesswork out of these systems by developing an automated lumbar drain management system with computer-based control.
FLi Medical In**vations:* Direct anterior total hip replacement is becoming very popular, but it requires specialized beds and equipment in order to perform the procedure.* FLi has developed the FLOTE, a low-cost alternative to the very expensive operating tables designed for anterior hip replacements.* This device can be attached to current standard operating tables, can be effectively used for the anterior total hip, and is lower cost.
AUM Cardiovascular: A possible alternative to nuclear stress testing as a screening tool for coronary artery disease, CADence is an acoustic sensor that can detect turbulent flow through blocked coronary arteries.* It can be a potentially lower cost, lower risk, fast, and portable screening tool for many coronary artery disease patients.
BrainStemBiometrics: A sensor for intensive care patients to monitor their level of sedation.* This in**vative device attaches to the eyelids and detects minute movements of the eye which can be used as a proxy for brainstem function to better control sedation levels.
ChemoFilter: A catheter based device that can facilitate the use of regional chemotherapy.* After a chemotherapeutic agent is delivered to a tumor site, the ChemoFilter device can remove the agent from the blood-stream, decreasing toxicity and side effects.
CystoSure: Currently cystoscopy is performed with a ****** of metal tubes in a relatively cumbersome and inflexible manner.* CystoSure is looking to streamline the process with their unique device.* Basically it is a custom flexible urinary catheter with a specialized port that allows the insertion of a flexible cystoscope at anytime while the catheter is in place, allowing for flexible, safe and less cumbersome cystoscopic procedures.
LensGen, Inc.: A fascinating tech**logy we have reported on in the past. LensGen’s proprietary lens replacement tech**logy looks to cure the ubiquitous process of age-related near vision loss.* As we age the lens in our eye becomes more rigid, which prevents the stretching needed for accommodation and near vision.* LensGen’s device is a lens replacement that restores this function and allows the natural lens musculature function to return.* This would restore near vision and remove the need for reading glasses.
Tampa Medical In**vations, Inc.: IV placement often leads to some blood leaking during the time after needle removal and IV tubing attachment.* The StatClip looks to solve this problem and decrease blood exposure by utilizing a “clip” that prevents blood from leaking following needle removal.* This allows the placement of the IV without any blood leakage and potential pathogen exposure.
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Link: Medtech In**vator 2014… (http://www.medtechin**vator.com/wsgr2014)
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