1. Presented by:
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 4:00–6:30 p.m.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City
Room 1E10, Lower Level
2014 MDEA Ceremony
Transforming Medtech—One Innovation at a Time
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2. 2014 MDEA Lifetime
Achievement Award
MDEA Honors an Industry Luminary
In recognition of the crucial role that
Dean Kamen has played in medical
device innovation the entire UBM
Canon Medical Content Team and
the MD+DI Editorial Advisory Board
have selected him as the recipient
of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement
Award. This award goes to an
individual whose contributions over a long career in medical devices have had
a significant and demonstrable impact on technological, business, and cultural
advancements in the world. There’s no question that Dean Kamen fits that bill.
Previous recipients include medtech pioneers Dr. Robert Langer (2013); Dr.
Thomas Fogarty (2012); and Alfred E. Mann (2011).
Dean Kamen, Founder, DEKA Research & Development Corp.
Kamen is an inventor, an entrepreneur, and a tireless
advocate for science and technology. He holds more than
440 U.S. and foreign patents, many of them for innovative
medical devices that have expanded the frontiers of health
care worldwide. Kamen invented the first wearable infusion
pump and the first wearable insulin pump for diabetics.
Some of the many devices he’s worked on include the
HomeChoice™ peritoneal dialysis system, Hydroflex™
surgical irrigation pump, the Crown™ stent, the iBOT™ mobility device, and
the Segway® Human Transporter. Kamen was awarded the National Medal of
Technology, the Lemelson-MIT Prize, and has been inducted into the National
Inventors Hall of Fame. DEKA Research’s robotic prosthetic arm was recently
approved by FDA.
I like to think I’m just getting going, doing more, and
working harder all the time. I like to look forward not backwards. I
hope [this award] does not turn out to be the pinnacle of the work
being done by anybody here at DEKA. I hope it just incentivizes us
to do more and better work in the future.
— Dean Kamen, Founder, DEKA Research & Development Corp.
What most impresses about Dean Kamen is his
restless imagination. He hasn’t specialized; he just sees problems
and innovates ways to fix them. It doesn’t matter if the issue is
getting around, drug infusion or prosthetics. He loves the elegant,
inventive insight. And he invests in making it happen more often,
through FIRST, the program he founded for student inventors. The
MDEA’s are all about that “a-ha moment,” and Kamen is a most
fitting capstone for the program.
— Pamela Moore, SVP Content & Strategy, UBM Connect

3. Meet the Jurors
Judging of each year’s MDEA competition is
conducted by an independent, multidisciplinary, and
impartial panel of jurors—comprised of a balance
of clinicians, engineers, and designers—who are
selected by a group of editors from UBM Canon. The
editors look for jurors with a solid experience in and
knowledge of the medical device industry who will add depth and diversity
of expertise to the judging process. The jurors carefully review all of the
submissions and narrow them down to a select group of exceptional products
in each of the 11 categories. MDEA jurors—past and present—have set a high
standard for judging excellence and fair competition.
Tor Alden
Principal
HS Design Inc.
Jonathan Lee, MD, ABEM
Quality Improvement Director
Scripps Mercy Hospital
Yadin David, EdD
Principal
Biomedical Engineering
Consultants LLC
Pascal Malassigné, FIDSA
Senior Prof. Chair, Industrial
Design
Milwaukee Institute of Art Design
Ross Donaldson, MD, MPH
Director, Global Health Program
Fellowship
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Richard Meyst
President and CEO
Fallbrook Engineering Inc.
Craig Jackson, PhD
Medical Devices Consultant +
Program Director
Hartwell Foundation
Mary Beth Privitera, M. of Design
Director of Medical Device Engine
University of Cincinnati, Dept. of
Emergency Medicine
Raj Khandwalla, MD, MA, FACC
Cardiologist
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Mark Vreeke, PhD
coFounder
Chemical Angel Network
George Walls
Director, Product and Market
Development
ZOLL
Stephanie Kreml, MD
Principal
Popper and Company
The opportunities for this type of recognition are limited.
What makes MDEA even more significant is that these
awards are selected by one’s peers.
— Mark Vreeke
MDEA Juror 2014-2013, 2010-2009, 2006-2005

4. 2014 MDEA Finalists
Being an MDEA finalist means a lot to Stryker since this is a one of
a kind contest that focuses on all aspects that go into making a truly
great product—design, technology, supply chain, engineering etc. We
are truly honored to have two products qualify to be finalists this year.
— Patrick Lafleche, Senior Engineering Product Manager, Stryker Medical
2x Finalist: IsoGel Air and Isolibrium
ARKON anesthesia delivery system
Manufacturer
Spacelabs Healthcare (Snoqualmie, WA)
Design Credit
Design Concepts Inc. (Madison, WI)**
Hemolung RAS extracorporeal
carbon dioxide removal system
Manufacturer
ALung Technologies Inc (Pittsburgh, PA)**
Isolibrium critical-care
air support surface
Manufacturer
Stryker Medical (Portage, MI)**
Supply and Design Credit
Derby (South Bend, IN)
Grand Rapids Foam Technologies (Grand Rapids, MI)
Humphrey Products Company (Kalamazoo, MI)
Les Produits Plastitel Inc. (Quebec, Canada)
Twisthink (Holland, MI)
RP-VITA remote presence
telemedicine robot
Manufacturer
InTouch Health Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA)**
Supply and Design Credit
iRobot (Bedford, MA)
TrueCPR coaching device
Manufacturer
Physio-Control (Redmond, WA)**
Supply and Design Credit
Plexus (Neenah, WI)
Critical-Care and Emergency Medicine Products

5. Finalists are listed in alphabetical order within each category, followed by the
companies responsible for the product’s manufacture, supply, and design
Note: ** = Submitting Company
Bluephase Style curing light
featuring Polywave LED
Manufacturer
Ivoclar Vivadent AG (Schaan, Liechtenstein)**
Supply and Design Credit
Rigami Design (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Digit Power dispenser for
Aquasil Ultra Cordless system
Manufacturer
Dentsply International, LD Caulk Division
(Milford, DE)**
Supply and Design Credit
Key Tech (Baltimore, MD)
Nordson EFD LLC (East Providence, RI)
Solea CO2 dental laser system
Manufacturer
Convergent Dental Inc. (Natick, MA)
Supply and Design Credit
HERNETICS (Chelsea, MA)**
Sachem Engineering, RD (Arlington, MA)
Tischler Resources (Acton, MA)
Zoom! Teeth Whitening System
Manufacturer
Discus Dental Philips Oral Healthcare
(Culver City, CA)
Supply and Design Credit
DeviceLab Inc. (Tustin, CA)**
Solid Concepts (Valencia, CA)
Being selected as an MDEA Finalist honorably crowns the outstanding
collaboration and performance between our engineering team
and external suppliers; and stands symbolically for our corporate
philosophy to develop solutions for tomorrow’s dentistry with passion,
vision and innovation.
—Dr. Laurent Schenck, Director Marketing Clinical, Ivoclar Vivadent AG
Bluephase Style
In Recognition of
Exceptional Medtech
Design, Engineering,
and Innovation!
Dental Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies

6. 2014 MDEA Finalists Continued
Auvi-Q epinephrine auto-injector
Manufacturer
Sanofi (Bridgewater, NJ)
Supply and Design Credit
Kaléo Pharma (Richmond, VA)**
Medivative Technologies (Indianapolis, IN)
DebioJect intradermal
drug delivery device
Manufacturer
Debiotech SA
(Lausanne, Switzerland)**
Supply and Design
Credit
CEA-LETI
(Grenoble, France)
Mecaplast SA
(Botterens, Switzerland)
Royal Institute of
Technology
(Stockholm, Sweden)
FOX Handheld Nebulizer
Manufacturer
Vectura GmbH (Hessia, Germany)**
Supply and Design Credit
Ian Mahaffy Industrial Design Ltd. (London, UK)
MedCenter pharmacy kiosk
Manufacturer
MedAvail Technologies
(Mississauga, Canada)**
Design Credit
Squint Innovation Branding Inc.
(Toronto, Canada)
PROPEL and PROPEL Mini
mometasone furoate implants
Manufacturer
Intersect ENT (Menlo Park, CA)**
We are thrilled to receive this honor and recognition. The nominated
device is the culmination of several years of exhaustive design,
development and engineering. A sincere thank you to our wonderful
partners Kaleo and Sanofi Aventis as well as the MDEA program.
—Bryan Bowman, President, Medivative
Sanofi’s Auvi-Q
Drug-Delivery Devices and Combination Products

7. Being honored for such a respectable award in our industry will surely
open doors for us. This is especially true for suppliers, as we are typically
the “silent” partner in the development process. Thanks to the MDEA
program, the true value of the supplier/manufacturing relationship and
the innovation it creates is properly recognized.
— Ted Mosler, President CTO, Gilero LLC
Yukon Medical’s SmartSite VialShield
IsoGel AIR therapeutic support surface
Manufacturer
Stryker Medical (Portage, MI)**
Supply and Design Credit
Dartex Coatings Ltd. (Nottingham, UK)
Hilco Technologies (Grand Rapids, MI)
Tridien Medical (Corona, CA)
LuViva Advanced Cervical Scan
Manufacturer
Guided Therapeutics Inc. (Norcross, GA)
Supply and Design Credit
Big Bang (Decatur, GA)**
Gupta Permold Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
Herman Miller Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Seaway Plastics Engineering (Port Richie, FL)
MetaNeb System
Manufacturer
Hill-Rom Services Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
MuV patient transfer system
Manufacturer
CEGA Innovations LLC (Sioux Falls, SD)
Supply and Design Credit
Kablooe Design (Blaine, MN)**
RENASYS Soft Port
Manufacturer
Smith Nephew Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL)**
Supply and Design Credit
Ximedica (Providence, RI)
SmartSite VialShield
closed-vial access device
Manufacturer
Yukon Medical LLC (Research Triangle Park, NC)**
Supply and Design Credit
Gilero Biomedical (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Industrie BORLA S.p.A. (Torino, Italy)
Transforming Medtech—One Innovation at a Time
General Hospital Devices and Therapeutic Products

8. Codacs direct acoustic
cochlear implant system
Manufacturer
Cochlear Ltd. (Sydney, Australia)**
Supply and Design Credit
Helbling Technik (Liebefeld, Switzerland)
Compressyn Band Implant for
sternal closure with Compressyn
Band Tensioner
Manufacturer
Dallen Medical Inc.
(San Clemente, CA)**
Supply Credit
Velco Tool Die
(Lake Forest, CA)
Eclipse soft tissue anchor
Manufacturer
MedShape Inc. (Atlanta, GA)**
Supply and Design Credit
Creature LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Enginuity Works (Atlanta, GA)
GUIDE DBS (Deep Brain
Stimulation) System
Manufacturer
Boston Scientific Corp. (Natick, MA)**
Persona, the Personalized Knee System
Manufacturer
Zimmer Inc. (Warsaw, IN)**
As a start-up, companies like Dallen need every bit of recognition and
support to bring new technologies to the market. Recognition like this
helps the little companies gain market traction where the healthcare
marketplace is so dominated by the major distribution companies. Thank
you for this recognition and the focus on new technology.
— David Mills, President CEO, Dallen Medical
Compressyn Band
2014 MDEA Finalists Continued
Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products
Congratulations
to all of the
Finalists!

9. The Best of the Medtech Industry
It feels amazing to see the work that we have done together with our
clients recognized for its impact on the people we design for.
— Ari Adler, Portfolio Director, IDEO
Medtronic’s POWEREASE; plus Tria’s Age Defying + Hair Removal Lasers
In Vitro Diagnostic Products
and Systems
AtomoRapid HIV (12)
integrated rapid antibody test
Manufacturer
Atomo Diagnostics Pty Ltd. (Sydney, Australia)**
Supply and Design Credit
IDE Group Inc. (Newington, Australia)
IDE Group Inc. (Hummelstown, PA)
HYBRiD-XL fully automated
continuous access analyzer
Manufacturer
DRG Diagnostics
GmbH
(Hessen, Germany)
Supply and Design
Credit
BIT Group
(San Diego, CA)**
NIOX VERO airway
inflammation monitor
Manufacturer
Aerocrine AB (Solna, Sweden)
Supply and Design Credit
Veryday (Bromma, Sweden)**
Panasonic Healthcare Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan)
IT Dr. Gambert GmbH Wismar
(Wismar, Germany)
Over-the-Counter
and Self-Care Products
AEROBIKA oscillating positive
expiratory pressure therapy system
Manufacturer
Trudell Medical
International
(London, Canada)**
Supply and Design
Credit
CJ Industries Inc.
(Meadville, PA)
Silcotech
(Bolton, Canada)
FreeStyle Optium Neo blood glucose
and ketone monitoring system
(not available for sale in the United States)
Manufacturer
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
(Alameda, CA)**
Design Credit
Bridge Design
(San Francisco, CA)
Tria Age-Defying Laser
Manufacturer
Tria Beauty Inc.
(Dublin, CA)
Design Credit
IDEO
(San Francisco, CA)**
Tria Hair Removal Precision Laser
Manufacturer
Tria Beauty Inc.
(Dublin, CA)
Design Credit
IDEO
(San Francisco, CA)**

10. Codonics Safe Label System is proud to be part of an elite group of
innovative medical products who are contributing to the improvement
of healthcare. This prestigious award is recognition that SLS is a key
element to a standard of care for medication management.
— Cristy Berg, VP of Communications, CODONICS
Safe Label System
2014 MDEA Finalists Continued
DISK (Dispenser Integrated System Kit)
Manufacturer
HyperBranch Medical Technology
(Durham, NC)**
ePAK Single-Use Delivery
System featuring DVR Crosslock
distal radius plating system
Manufacturer
Biomet Orthopaedics Inc. (Miami, FL)**
IMS Signature Series cassettes
Manufacturer
Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co. LLC (Chicago, IL)**
Supply and Design Credit
Design Integrity (Chicago, IL)
Safe Label System (SLS)
Manufacturer
Codonics Inc. (Middleburg Heights, OH)**
Supply and Design Credit
SIMS Lab and Partner’s Healthcare at
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA)
SoTube/SoSafe double-
sterile barrier packaging
Manufacturer
Selenium Medical
(La Rochelle,
France)**
Medical Product Packaging, Graphic Instructions,
and Labeling Systems

11. Farm is honored to have been recognized for our contributions to three
product finalists in this year’s Medical Design Excellence Awards.
Achieving this level of recognition by such a prestigious competition
represents a significant accomplishment for Farm.
—Jack Harkins, President, Farm Design Inc.
NinePoint Medical’s NvisionVLE + Gamma Medica’s LumaGEM
+ DJO Global’s Aircast AirSelect Elite
AIRO Mobile CT
Computed Tomography System
Manufacturer
Mobius Imaging LLC (Ayer, MA)**
Supply and Design Credit
Analog Devices Inc. (Norwood, MA)
Aved Electronics Inc. (North Billerica, MA)
Excelitas Technologies (Salem, MA)
Hamamatsu Corp. (Bridgewater, NJ)
Marlborough Foundry Inc. (Marlborough, MA)
Rotek Inc. (Aurora, OH)
Varian Medical Systems (Salt Lake City, UT)
Atomlab 960 thyroid uptake system
Manufacturer
Biodex Medical Systems (Shirley, NY)
Supply and Design Credit
Integrated Design Systems Inc.
(Oyster Bay, NY)**
DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray system
Manufacturer
Carestream Health (Rochester, NY)**
LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging
(MBI) system
Manufacturer
Gamma Medica
(Salem, NH)**
Supply and Design
Credit
Farm Design Inc.
(Hollis, NH)
Sunrise Labs
(Auburn, NH)
NvisionVLE Imaging System
Manufacturer
NinePoint Medical
(Cambridge, MA)
Design Credit
Farm Design Inc.
(Hollis, NH)**
Transforming Medtech—One Innovation at a Time
Radiological and Electromechanical Devices

12. 2014 MDEA Finalists Continued
Aircast AirSelect Elite
advanced pneumatic walking boot
Manufacturer
DJO Global
(Vista, CA)
Design Credit
Farm Design Inc.
(Hollis, NH)**
Carevo Shower Trolley
Manufacturer
ArjoHuntleigh Innovation Center (Malmö, Sweden)
Supply and Design Credit
Veryday (Bromma, Sweden)**
Hercules Patient Repositioner
Manufacturer
The Morel Company (Batesville, IN)**
Quantum Securement System
Manufacturer
Q’Straint (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Supply and Design Credit
Jim Best ID (Hewitt, NJ)**
Input Creative Group (Leonia, NJ)
Lucas Technical Services LLC (Philadelphia, PA)
Snug Vest deep pressure
therapeutic garment
Manufacturer
Squeezease
Therapy Inc.
(Vancouver, Canada)**
Vector Gait and Safety System
Manufacturer
Bioness Inc. (Valencia, CA)**
Supply and Design Credit
DK Engineering (San Diego, CA)
We’re honored to have had the opportunity to help design a
product with such a meaningful and direct social benefit.
—James Best, Principal, Jim Best Industrial Design
Q’Straint’s Quantum Securement System
Rehabilitation and Assistive-Technology Products

13. ASSIST Silver low-adherent
antimicrobial graft cover dressing
Manufacturer
Milliken Healthcare Products LLC
(Spartanburg, SC)**
Supply and Design Credit
Haywood Vocational Opportunities Inc.
(Waynesville, NC)
ENSEAL G2 Articulating Tissue Sealers
Manufacturer
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. (Cincinnati, OH)**
INTUITION Instruments
for DePuy ATTUNE Knee System
Manufacturer
DePuy Synthes, Joint Reconstruction
(Leeds, UK)
Supply and Design Credit
DePuy Synthes, Joint Reconstruction
(Warsaw, IN)**
MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 stapler
Manufacturer
Cardica Inc. (Redwood City, CA)**
POWEREASE System
of spine surgery instruments
Manufacturer
Medtronic (Memphis, TN)
Supply and Design Credit
IDEO (Boston, MA)**
CA Tool Engineering Inc. (Churubusco, IN)
Engineered Medical Systems LLC (Bartlett, TN)
NGI Cutting Instruments (Warsaw, IN)
Tegra Medical (Hernando, MS)
Zip Surgical Skin Closure
Manufacturer
ZipLine Medical Inc. (Campbell, CA)**
Supply and Design Credit
Innovative Drive LLC (Redwood City, CA)
The Best of the Medtech Industry
By focusing attention on the complexity of product development
and showcasing examples of revolutionary miniturization in surgical
stapling, the MDEA highlights the incredible innovation taking
place in the medical device industry today, all with the end goal of
providing better tools to care for the patient.
—Bernard Hausen, MD, PhD, President and CEO, Cardica Inc
MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 stapler
Surgical Equipment, Instruments, and Supplies

14. The BMEidea competition was established in 2004 by the National Collegiate
Inventors and Innovators Alliance. The NCIIA is a higher education network
that cultivates revolutionary ideas and promising inventions. For nearly twenty
years, NCIIA has been a not-for-profit leader in funding, training and coaching
that brings student innovations to market. Inventions created by NCIIA grantees
are reaching millions of people in more than 50 countries and helping to solve
some of our greatest 21st century challenges.
Now in its tenth year, BMEidea recognizes the finest student biomedical
innovations from colleges and universities across the nation. The competition’s
judges rank entries on all aspects of biomedical commercialization, from
product innovation to market need, and from regulatory strategies to social
impact. The winning entries solve a pressing clinical problem; meet technical,
economic, legal, and regulatory requirements; feature a novel and practical
design; and show potential for commercialization. The experience of
entering the BMEidea competition not only prepares students for biomedical
engineering careers, but also connects them to key contacts in the industry
and in their own academic institutions.
BMEidea is Sponsored by:
BMEidea is Endorsed by:
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Council of Chairs
of Bioengineering and
Biomedical Engineering
BME
2014
BME
Biomedical Engineering
Innovation, Design, and
Entrepreneurship Award
An annual competition for students
2013Next Generation Innovators
Innoblative Designs
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of
Medicine, Department
of Gastrointestinal and
Oncologic Surgery
2014 BMEidea Finalists
Minimally Invasive
Toroid System (MITS)
Stanford University School
of Medicine, Department of
Cardiovascular Medicine
Recon Therapeutics
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology,
Department of
Mechanical Engineering

15. 2014 MDEA Exhibiting
Manufacturers and Suppliers
Connect with these MDEA Finalists and Suppliers
at their exhibit booths, and discover innovative
solutions to complex problems.
MDEA Manufacturer Show Booth Finalist Product
Sanofi MDM East 3772 Auvi-Q
MDEA Supplier Show Booth Finalist Product
BORLA S.p.A MDM East 1232 SmartSite VialShield
CA Tool Engineering Inc. Atlantic Design 353 POWEREASE
CJ Industries Inc. MDM East 1574 AEROBIKA
Engineered Medical
Systems
MDM East 463 POWEREASE
Excelitas Technologies MDM East 1333 AIRO Mobile CT
Farm Design Inc. MDM East 2357 x 3 Aircast AirSelect Elite +
LumaGem + NvisionVLE
Gilero Biomedical MDM East 834 SmartSite VialShield
Gupta Permold Corp. Atlantic Design 334 LuViva
HS Design Inc. MDM East 2165 2014 MDEA Juror
Medivative Technologies MDM East 1074 Auvi-Q
Nordson EFD LLC MDM East 2021 Digit Power Dispenser
Seaway Plastics
Engineering
Atlantic Design 205 LuViva
Silcotech North
America Inc.
MDM East 933 AEROBIKA
Solid Concepts Inc. Atlantic Design 208 /308 Zoom!
Tegra Medical MDM East 1739 POWEREASE
Ximedica MDM East 1634 RENASYS
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