Transcript University Program Name

BMEidea and BMEstart
competitions
Phil Weilerstein
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BMEidea submissions
due April 4, 2014
Awards will be presented
to winners at the 2014
MD&M Medical Device
Tradeshow and
Convention
Open to graduate and undergraduate students
2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA
2013 BMEidea winners
2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA
$2.5K Third Prize Gaia Pump
Johns Hopkins University
A hands-free,
concealable, and quiet
breast pump that
women can use
discreetly in the
presence of others.
Susan Thompson, Baltimore, Maryland
Adriana Blazeski, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA
$5K Second Prize
Stanford University
• The Wyshbone a drug
delivery catheter, device
that continuously applies
lidocaine, to the throat
reducing the discomfort of
having a breathing tube
inserted.
Rush Bartlett, Stanford University
Ryan Van Wert, Stanford University
2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA
$10K First Prize EchoSure
Johns Hopkins University
Enables nurses to perform
routine monitoring of patients’
vascular health at the bedside.
2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA
May 2 BMEStart 2014 submissions due
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A health-related technology
That is invented by undergraduate students
Which addresses a real clinical need
Competition entries will be judged on the following:
• technical, economic and regulatory feasibility
• contribution to human health and quality of life
In partnership with
• technological innovation
• potential for commercialization
2013 winners announced September 26, 5:45 pm,
BMES Town Hall, State of the Society & Award
Ceremony, ROOM 6E, WSCC
2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA
Competition Participation
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Applications Submitted to BMEidea and BMEStart
2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA