What makes a medical device worthy to be inducted into our Healthcare Product Hall of Fame or Healthcare Product All-Stars? Which new or veteran products best interact with patients or have the longest service capability, effectiveness, efficiency and reliability?
The Healthcare Product Hall of Fame recognizes and salutes long-standing product/technology categories with more than one vendor, sharing mini-profiles focused on the products and how they have impacted patient care over time.
Saluting the Healthcare Product Hall of Fame Class of 2020
- Disposable hypodermic needle/syringe
- Stethoscope
- Cardiac defibrillator/AED
- Vein identifier/locator/ visualization
- CT scanner
- X-ray machine
- Ultrasound machine
- Glucose monitor
- Pulse oximeter
- PPE family (gloves, masks, scrubs)
The Healthcare Product All-Stars recognizes the latest additions to healthcare product/technology categories with multiple vendors by highlighting what patients would be missing if the product had not recently entered the market.
Saluting the Healthcare Product All-Stars Class of 2021
- Hand-held external temperature scanner
- PPE duo (face shields and N95 respirators only)
- UV disinfecting/sanitizing light technology
- Wearable glucose monitor
- 3-D printing/additive manufacturing
- Freight/shipping services (not including U.S. Postal Service)
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