Award Winning Technology

2009 EACTS TechnoCollege Innovation Award

The company was awarded the prestigious 2009 European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Techno-College Innovation Award for its PleuraFlow® Active Tube Clearance® System. The Techno-College Award is a worldwide competition to identify innovations that have the potential to change the standard of care in heart and lung surgery. The award was established by the EACTS to recognize the most important technological breakthrough related to thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. (download announcement)

In 2010, PleuraFlow® was awarded an international industrial design distinction award from I.D. Magazine.

The PleuraFlow® Active Tube Clearance® System was awarded a 2011 Medical Design Excellence Award. The Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition is the premier awards program for the medical technology community. Entries are valuated on the basis of design and engineering features that improve healthcare delivery, change traditional medical attitudes or practices, and provide enhanced benefits to the patient.

The PleuraFlow®Active Tube Clearance® System was recognized as a one of the winners of the 49th Annual R&D 100 Awards, which salute the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year.

PleuraFlow® was recognized with a bronze award in the 2011 Spark Awards. Encompassing a spectrum of categories including architecture, graphic design, branding, and product design, the Spark Awards recognize design’s ability to act as a catalyst, address problems, and improve lives.

PleuraFlow® has been recognized with a 2011 GOOD DESIGN™ award in the Medical category. Founded in 1950, The GOOD DESIGN™ award is one of the world’s most prestigious international awards program for new industrial design. PleuraFlow® was selected from over 500 product designs from over 38 nations. This award comes to the company via its collaboration with Carbon Design, which helped design the PleuraFlow® Active Tube Clearance® System.