The winners of this year’s Medical Design Excellence Awards have been announced. 39 devices in 10 categories have been chosen for their ingenuity in design and development. We’ll be covering many of the winners that have not graced these pages before to keep our readers informed as to what’s best out there.
First up is Portex UniPerc percutaneous tracheostomy kit from Smiths Medical, developed for treating patients with large, short, or muscular necks. It was one of the winners in the Critical-Care and Emergency Medicine Products category.
Features from the product page:
Suitable for patients with up to 50mm pretracheal depth. The unique distinctive 10 millimetre markings on the cannula, predilator and the single stage dilator enable to measure the pretracheal depth accurately and place all components safely. The same measurement can be used to pre set the adjustable flange on the UniPerc™ adjustable tracheostomy flange to the correct distance. The single stage dilator’s unique opening in the midline helps stabilise the guiding catheter and guide wire. A dedicated inner cannula means that the new UniPerc™ tracheostomy tube is the first to be designed with its sizing based on the inside diameter, with its inner cannula in place. Supplied with UniPerc™ Adjustable Flange Tracheostomy Tube with a Soft Seal® cuff (available in sizes 7.0, 8.0, 9.0mm). Distinctive markings on the tube permit easy setting of the flange at the correct depth. The unique design of the dedicated Inner Cannula means that the new UniPerc™ Adjustable Flange Tracheostomy Tube is the first to be designed with its sizing based on the inside diameter, with its Inner Cannula in place. Replacement UniPerc™ Adjustable Flange tubes are available for tube changes in both cuffed and uncuffed varients (available in sizes 7.0, 8.0, 9.0mm). MRI conditional
Press release: UniPerc™ Kit Wins Design Award…
Product page: Portex UniPerc…
Full winners list: 39 Innovative Products Win Medical Design Excellence Awards…
