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Medivance's patient cooling system is runner up in Wall Street Journal technology awards
October 9th, 2006
Medivance Inc.'s Arctic Sun therapeutic temperature management system was named a runner up in the Wall Street Journal's 2006 Technology Innovation Awards. The noninvasive Arctic Sun, used by critical care units and emergency departments in hospitals to control patient temperatures, was recognized as a breakthrough medical technology in the medical device category. For decades attempts to control body temperature have been conducted using methods such as fans, ice and cooling blankets. Since the introduction of the Arctic Sun 2 years ago, a growing body of clinical data shows that lowering body temperature may effectively limit neurologic...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2006-10-09)
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