3M™ Littmann® Model 3200/Zargis Cardioscan™ Honored for Stethoscope/Software Design Innovation
April 20 2010 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
3M and Zargis Medical Corp., today announced that the 3M™
Littmann® Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 (Littmann Model 3200)
and the Zargis Cardioscan™ software recently received two industry
awards for design and innovation: the “red dot: best of the best”
award for product design, given by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein
Westfalen, an internationally known design institution located in
Essen, Germany, and the Medical Design Excellence Award, sponsored
by Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI)
magazine.
The novel stethoscope/software system, which was named 2009
Popular Science “Innovation of the Year”, is also a finalist in the
Electronics and Computers category for the prestigious Edison
Award, given to companies with products that drive innovation,
creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.
“It’s an honor that the Littmann Model 3200/Zargis Cardioscan
system continues to be recognized by the industry for its
innovative technology and design,” said Ingrid Blair, global
business manager, 3M Infection Prevention Division. “Through the
use of Bluetooth® technology and algorithmic computing, the
Littmann Model 3200 and Zargis Cardioscan system is changing the
way physicians approach auscultation and the interpretation of
physiological sounds.”
The red dot design award, which dates back to 1955, is divided
into the three disciplines “red dot award: product design”, “red
dot award: communication design” and “red dot award: design
concept.” With more than 4,200 entries from more than 57 nations
and 1,600 companies, the award program is one of the biggest and
most prestigious design competitions in the world.
The Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) exclusively
recognizes contributions and advances in the design of medical
products. Entries were evaluated on the basis of their design and
engineering features, including innovative use of materials,
user-related 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
development team to overcome design and engineering challenges so
that the product meets its clinical objectives.
The Littmann Model 3200 and Zargis Cardioscan system was
launched in 2009 as the first electronic stethoscope featuring
Bluetooth technology, which wirelessly transfers heart, lung and
other body sounds from the stethoscope chest piece to Zargis
Cardioscan or Zargis StethAssist™ software. The stethoscope and
Cardioscan software combination is designed to help clinicians
identify suspected heart murmurs and differentiate between those
that should be referred for echocardiography and those that should
not, based on guidelines issued jointly by the American College of
Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Based on the
software analysis and their own assessment, physicians can then
choose to refer patients for an echocardiogram test, which is a
definitive test, but also more expensive.
About 3M Health Care
3M Health Care, one of 3M’s six major business segments,
provides world-class innovative products and services to help
healthcare professionals improve the practice, delivery and outcome
of patient care in medical, oral care, drug delivery and health
information markets. Learn more at
www.3m.com/healthcare.
About Zargis Medical Corp.
Zargis is a global medical device company focused on improving
health outcomes and cost-effectiveness through diagnostic support
software and innovation. Zargis is majority-owned by Speedus Corp.
(NASDAQ: SPDE), and both 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) and Siemens
Corporate Research, a division of Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), hold
equity positions.
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