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Accellent provides fully integrated outsourced manufacturing and engineering services to the medical device industry in the cardiology, endoscopy, drug delivery, neurology and orthopaedic markets. Accellent has broad capabilities in design and engineering services, precision component fabrication, finished device assembly and complete supply chain management. These capabilities enhance customers' speed to market and return on investment by allowing them to refocus internal resources more efficiently. For more information, please visit www.accellent.com.




Attention Point is a Roanoke-based company dedicated to improving the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Attention Point develops and provides analytical tools to help clinicians assess ADHD. ADHD is the most common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood. It is also among the most prevalent chronic health conditions affecting school-aged children. Currently, there is no standardized tool that can reliably identify the existence of ADHD. There are various scoring tests that use different methodologies and diagnostic criteria to establish a diagnosis of ADHD. However, none of these accurately diagnose ADHD 100% of the time. Attention Point is developing analytical tools that improve ADHD assessment by integrating results from multiple scoring tests to provide a more comprehensive and accurate assessment.

 

Bionix is a medical device development company built on innovation.  We
see things as they are and question why.  

 

Since our founding 25 years ago, Bionix has focused on helping physicians and allied medical professionals in pediatrics meet the high-pressure demands of the constantly changing healthcare environment. Succeeding in today's medical device industry means recognizing the importance of withstanding the scrutiny of rigorous cost/benefit analysis, all while providing the highest level of care to pediatric patients.  

 

Bionix began with the first Safe Ear Curette, designed out of a flexible polypropylene material, to gently and safely remove cerumen from children's ears.  Over the years the innovation continued with the Lighted Ear Curette with Magnification and, most recently, the Articulating Safe Ear Curette.  These two products were designed to advance the precision and accuracy of the procedure, creating better care for the patient.  The Controlled Flow Baby Feeder from Bionix is another product designed to provide better care for pediatric patients, specifically premature or medically fragile babies who are struggling to feed orally.  

 

At Bionix, we are continually looking for the next great innovation that will add value to the care of pediatric patients.  We are excited to evaluate new ideas that are innovative, unique and proprietary that solve a specific and common problem in pediatrics.

 



ATEK Companies will leverage its medical manufacturing and product launch expertise to help bring desperately needed pediatric devices to market. The company is seeking to develop partnerships with businesses and individuals that have a solid business plan and demonstrate the following: Proven need in pediatrics, Clear understanding of regulatory requirements and hurdles, Prototype or design plan, Marketing, sales & distribution capabilities or partnerships, Funding strategy, and Strong leadership. ATEK Companies (incl., Medical, Plastics, Products, Casting), has a history of 60 years in total project management, including electrical and mechanical product design and launch, supply chain management, production, packaging and distribution, and post production fulfi llment services. ATEK Medical, is a total solutions provider for disposable, implantable, and electricalmechanical medical devices. The company has proven success with its systems, experience, capabilities, and innovation across a large range of products and processes. It has launched more than 350 unique products and specializes in product life-cycle management and full-service manufacturing. ATEK Medical's talented team applies the right methodologies at the right time, ensuring critical-to-quality criteria are met for products developed and manufactured.



 

Medical Murray is a medical device development and manufacturing company, which routinely provides any or all of the services required to move a new medical device along the development path from concept to production. We focus on complex disposable and implantable devices for use in vascular, surgical, urological and peripheral applications, requiring intervention, delivery, diagnostic, retrieval, placement or combination services.



Plastics One, Inc. is an employee owned Roanoke, VA company that was established over 60 years ago, and has grown to be a progressive high-tech medical component manufacturer. Plastics One has three distinct operating divisions which include; Connector Cable Systems, Custom Injection Molding and Pre-Clinical Research. Each division has a different target market, a different product range and a different marketing strategy. The three common threads that connect these divisions are plastics, molding expertise and the growing medical industry. Our operation encompasses 80,000 square feet and boasts an in-house design department that utilizes three-dimensional software, a fully equipped mold making shop and the latest injection molding technology. We also employ a fully dedicated Research and Development team, which is constantly searching for new and better methods and products. This allows us to produce quality products from concept to creation. A Registered Contract Manufacturer, all of Plastics One’s products are designed in adherence to ISO 9001:2000 requirements.



Prime Research, LC applies innovations in materials, optics, and electronics to make measurements possible in difficultenvironments. Sensors developed by Prime have been used to monitorpressure, temperature, and strain in high-temperature environments (gas turbine engines, coal-fired power plants) and high voltage environments (fuel cells, polymer processing plants). The small size of Prime's tranducers (0.005 inches in diameter) make them well suited for integration into medical instrumentation, such as pediatric catheters and catheters for small mammal studies.



Schultz-Creehan Holdings, Inc. is a high-tech engineering firm focused on the research and development of innovative solutions for industry. Through our advanced capabilities and experience in conceptual design, mechanical design, CAD/CAM, prototype fabrication, and small scale manufacturing, our expertise in precision machining at a micro scale is well suited for the development of medical devices and components. We have partnered with organizations such as Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and Virginia Tech on bio-engineering projects, and also offer core industrial engineering services to healthcare agencies including the recent restructuring of operating rooms at Montgomery Regional Hospital. For more information on our products and services, please visit www.schultz-creehan.com and learn about how we can meet your specific design and development needs.



ScopeCo, Inc. is developing a novel, dual-blade laryngoscope that will greatly improve the ease and accuracy of intubation. Prototypes of an adult version of the device are complete and are being tested, but the companywould like to develop a pediatric version of the device as well.




SoftSolutions provides accurate, timely productivity metrics via its automated data collection devices.




Please visit http://www.torctech.com for more information.




Trainikins, Inc. produces and distribute products that help families and childcare providers practice and learn CPR, Choking Rescue, and First Aid skills in a non-threatening and fun way. The company's flagship product, CPR Teddy, is a cute teddy bear that talks you through the steps for choking rescue and CPR on an Infant or a Child. Lights in the bowtie let you practice how hard to compess a child's chest, and an included mask/airbag let's you practice watching for a gentle chest rise while giving rescue breaths on the bear. The company is currently developing addition products and a children's cartoon series to promote health and safety.




TriE Medical is a medical device and development firm located in Morrisville, NC by the Research Triangle Park, where innovation and cutting edge technology are the driving force behind all industries. TriE Medical works with universities, start-up, mid-size and multinational companies to design medical devices within the highly regulated healthcare industry. TriE specializes in designing Class I - III medical devices for a variety of therapeutic applications including: pediatric devices, home healthcare devices, therapeutic ultrasound, cardiovascular applications, biomedical monitoring devices, stimulation devices, gas delivery systems, and infusion pumps. We work with our clients along each stage of the product development life cycle from all aspects of design, prototyping, documentation to meet FDA approvals, certified safety testing, and transition / support of manufacturing. Our goal is to work with our clients to provide premier design and engineering services to bring their products to the market quickly and efficiently!





Wireless MedCARE, LLC (“WMC”) offers the VivaTRAK sensor assisted care system on a subscription basis to the long term care market. The system processes sensed data and manual inputs from terminals into real time actionable information and electronic data exchanges with electronic medical records (EMR). It is built on a solid platform that integrates wireless, sensor, communication, and database server technology into an “end to end” solution. The company also performs custom design of new sensors that integrate with VivaTRAK and other systems.





Zolstice develops innovative medical video and data communication software. Its team applies specialized knowledge and intellectual property regarding mobile devices and communications networks to help improve the US Health IT Infrastructure.



 
 

PMDI News and Events

May 21, 2009:
Andre Muelenaer nominated for NewVa Leadership Award
Andre Muelenaer, MD- PMDI Co-Director nominated for the NewVA Corridor Technology Council's NewVa Leadership Award, which recognizes one of our own who not only succeeds in the workplace, but also leads by example by contributing significantly to the community in which we live. Awards ceremony will be held on May 21, 2009.

March 30, 2009:
Greenville, North Carolina
Ronald M. Perkin, M.D., Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Pitt County Memorial Hospital's Children's Hospital of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, signs letter of intent to join PMDI consortium of children's hospitals. Children's Hospital is a teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.

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