The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) presented a range of pioneering medical device manufacturers and service providers with prestigious innovation awards at this year’s Congress and exhibition.
The winners included:
• Ambu, international developer of diagnostic and life-supporting equipment; its aScope videoscope won “Best Innovation in Anaesthetics”.
• Surgical Holdings, a family business supplying theatre-quality surgical instruments to the NHS; the Whitlow Retractor took the award for “Best Innovation in General Surgery”.
• Vernacare, a global leader in safer, greener human waste management in healthcare, whose Vernatray took the award for “Best Innovation in Patient Safety”.
• Ethicon, a worldwide leader in surgical solutions for wound healing; its Halo Effect solution won “Best Innovation in Infection Prevention”.
• Molnlycke, a global provider of wound healing products, whose Partnership Programme won “Best Overall Innovation”.
The inaugural AfPP2010 Innovation Awards were designed to recognise and celebrate innovations and developments that genuinely contribute to a safer, more productive perioperative environment. An adjudication panel of independent industry leaders judged the entries and plaques were presented during a dedicated awards ceremony at the Congress delegates’ welcome evening.
AfPP head of events, Joanna Ripley, explained: “The Innovation Awards are just one of the many new initiatives we have introduced to add value to our Congress and exhibition. Congratulations are due to all the winners for their dedication to creating innovative products and services that put quality, efficiency and patient safety at the heart of their development.”
