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:
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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;
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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
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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.