Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition

The Planmed Verity® Ex- tremity Scanner has been se- lected as a finalist in the Radio- logical and electromechanical devices category of the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards(MDEA)competition,the premier awards program for the medical technology community. Planmed Verity® is designed to find subtle extremity fractures at the first visit to the clinic – frac- tures that have been the most commonly missed using only 2D radiographs. Planmed Verity Ex- tremity Scanner is a unique solu- tion to the problem with fast 3D imaging at the point of care. It is intended for pre- and postopera- tive imaging with better resolu- tion,patientadaptability,andsig- nificantly lower dose than full- body CTs. Unlike any other 3D imaging device, Planmed Verity also allows weight-bearing im- aging of the extremities. As a dedicated extremity scanner, Planmed Verity adapts to the patient with anatomy-spe- cific imaging programs, move- ments, and trays. Easily ad- justable,softsurfacedgantryand motorized positioning trays help in finding a comfortable position for various examination proce- dures. The adjustable user inter- faces and efficient all-in-one workflow are also designed to maximize the operator’s sooth- ing presence for the patient. “Its design is both welcoming and gentle with a strong person- ality. The look is enhanced with a tear-drop shaped imaging bore and “The Bite” in the outer rim that helps patient positioning”, states Mr Tapio Laukkanen, In- dustrial Designer with Planmed Oy. Judging of each year’s MDEA competition is conducted by an impartial, independent, multi- disciplinary panel of jurors – comprised of a balance of clini- cians, engineers, and designers – who carefully review all of the submissions and narrow them down to a select group of excep- tional products in each of the 10 categories (41 finalists in total). Entries are evaluated on the ba- sis of their design and engineer- ing features, including innova- tive use of materials, user-re- lated functions that improve healthcare delivery and change traditional medical attitudes or practices, features that provide enhanced benefits to the patient, and the ability of the product de- velopment team to overcome de- sign and engineering challenges so that the product meets its clin- ical objectives. Finalists are officially an- nounced in the April issue of MD+DI (Medical Device and Di- agnostic Industry) magazine. MDEA-winning products are honored with Bronze, Silver, or Gold-level awards in each cate- gory on May 23, 2012 in Philadel- phia at a ceremony held in con- junction with the MD&M East event (www.MDMEast.com). Additionally, Planmed Verity received the internationally renowned red dot 2012: product designawardearlierthisyear. DT International News DENTALTRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition4 Planmed Verity® selected as a finalist in the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards AD