And the Medtrade Spring Winners Are…

LAS VEGAS — This year’s new product winners at Medtrade
Spring, held April 12-14 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center,
utilize technology and design to promote quality of life and
business opportunities.

Top honors in the New Product Pavilion awards, based on attendee
votes, went to:

• The VPOD Freedom wireless oximetry device from VirtuOx, Coral
  Springs, Fla., which captured the Innovation Award as the new
  product that best exemplifies top design/high tech/state of the
  art;

• Sneaker Walker Glides that look like shoes from
  Drive Medical, Port Washington, N.Y., which took the Merit Award
  for the new product that best exemplifies improvements in quality
  of life; and

• Sami the Seal, a kid-friendly nebulizer from
  Philips Respironics, Murrysville, Pa., which went home with the
  Providers Choice Award as the new product that best exemplifies
  optimal use of technology.

Medtrade Group Show Director Kevin Gaffney offered
congratulations to the award recipients “for their continual push
for new products and enhanced technology. It is an honor to
recognize their contribution to patient care and provider options,”
he said in a release.

The show’s Best Booth Award was presented to ResMed, San Diego,
for its streamlined style and attractive use of color and
design.