The Medical Design Excellence Awards competition recognizes contributions and advances in the design of medical products. An impartial multidisciplinary panel of third-party jurors with expertise in biomedical engineering, human factors, industrial design, medicine and diagnostics reviewed the entries, according to the release.
All Portex UniPerc products and their components are designed to make percutaneous insertions into large necks quick, safe and effective, according to the release. The UniPerc range is particularly suitable for patients who have large, muscular, bull or obese necks that pose unique challenges for healthcare providers. Proprietary features of the UniPerc range allows the tracheostomy tube to be used where standard tubes are inappropriate.
Read the Smiths Medical release on the Portex UniPerc.
