HS Design is a full service strategic product development firm, medical design firm, industrial design firm.

March 22, 2013
9:00am - 4:00pm

Hyatt Regency New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

The NJTC Venture Conference showcases the region’s most promising companies and leading professional service firms. In past years, the Conference has attracted over 350  individual investors, venture capitalists, investment bankers, lenders and other financing groups from the northeast corridor.

The 2013 Venture Conference will highlight some of the region’s emerging technology sectors, such as information technology, health IT, mobile apps, life sciences and more. The region’s leading venture capitalists and members of the investment community will be invited to participate in the Conference.  For registration or more information, click here.

Ambio Health, a healthcare technology company, announced the debut of an innovative, new, wireless Remote Health Monitoring System. The company demoed the Remote Health Monitoring product at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Digital Health Summit.

The Ambio Remote Health Monitoring System monitors weight, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels, and was built from the ground up to meet the needs of patients, their families, and healthcare and managed care providers.

The Ambio Remote Health Monitoring System costs significantly less than competing monitoring solutions, creating a more affordable option for consumers. Healthcare systems will also realize cost efficiencies as they deploy Ambio devices within large populations of chronic disease patients who are at high risk of hospitalization.

HSD assisted Ambio Health in the design and engineering of the consumer medical Gateway and wireless connectors through to manufacturing.  The wireless connectors transmit the patients readings automatically to a Health Portal, providing tools for members and their care circle to help them stay healthy.

According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute “Healthcare Unwired” report, 88% of physicians would like their patients to be able to track and/or monitor their health at home, with the greatest interest in monitoring weight, blood sugar and vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate respiratory rate).

For more information, visit www.ambiohealth.com

HSD is proud to have been part of the Vectra H1 hand held imaging system design and development.  Completely self contained with integrated flash and ranging lights, it’s ready to go with minimal staff training.  The system incorporates a wireless transmission to a workstation PC and photographs are captured directly into the patient chart.

HSD helped develop the new Connect Live, a camera mountable 2-GHz microLite HD wireless transmitter.  The Connect Live is designed to address both domestic and international broadcasting band requirements within a single unit.  HS Design worked with NuComm to develop the Innovative Industrial Design, Brand Identity and Mechanical Engineering.  It recently debuted at the 2012 IBC Show and received the TV Technology Europe STAR award this year. The STAR Award (Superior Technology AwardRecipient) is designed to celebrate and showcase the preeminent technological innovations available to the broadcast industry. Congratulations to IMT!

PrimeraDx ICEPlex and C. diff Assay was recently cleared in Europe.  PrimeraDx out of Mansfield, MA received the CE Marking for its ICEPlex real time multiplex PCR system and the accompanying C. difficile assay. PrimeraDX partnered with HSD’s usability experts on the creative product design including ethnography, formative user requirements, graphical user interface, industrial design and engineering development of the Instrument and User Interface of the ICEPlex System.  For more information about the ICEPlex System click here.

HSD is proud to be a sponsor of the IDSA 2012 International Conference, as it brings together 700 attendees from over 16 countries.  Medical design will be a major focus throughout out the event, and how the global industry is changing.  In conjunction with this year’s conference theme, “the Future is…”,   Tor Alden, Principal of HS Design will be discussing the evolving role of design in medical product development. He will be sharing thoughts and insight relative to usability, design and the issues surrounding compliance to agency regulations. For more information click here.

UBM Canon and MD+DI proudly announced the winning products in the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition at a presentation ceremony held May 23, 2012 inside the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown hotel. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the MD&M East Event at the adjacent Pennsylvania Convention Center.

HS Design was recognized as a supplier for 2 of the 21 winning products announced out of the 41 finalists.  The SnapPath 1000 was the Silver winner in the In Vitro Diagnostics category. The DermScope Imaging system was a Bronze winner in the Radiological and Electromechanical category.

Presented by UBM Canon, and sponsored by Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry magazine, the MDEA program is the MedTech industry’s premier competition for medical device design and innovation. It recognizes the achievements of medical device manufacturers, their suppliers, and the many people behind the scenes—engineers, scientists, designers, and clinicians—who are responsible for the groundbreaking innovations that are changing the face of healthcare. MDEA-winning products excel in the areas of product innovation, design and engineering achievement, end-user benefit, and cost-effectiveness in manufacturing and healthcare delivery.

Sometimes you get to work on a project that has long lasting “feel good” rewards. Check out the Doctor Oz segment on the TMS device for treating depression.  The Neuronetics Neurostar TMS Therapy system won both a 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) and a Popular Science 2009 “best of what’s new” Award.

Make sure you see both part 1 and Part 2 of the videos from The Dr. Oz Show!

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Cure for Depression?

VECTRA XT is a completely integrated 3D photographic system for plastic and reconstructive surgeons. The camera array captures a 3D image of the anatomical area of interest, and proprietary software enables virtual simulation of surgical procedures.  The most common application would be for breast reconstruction after mastectomy or to correct deformities.

HSD worked with the Canfield team to design this product to be patient friendly and aesthetically non-intimidating. Rounded corners and low contrasting break lines minimize the form. The instrument is designed to go against a wall, giving a level of modesty when images are taken of the patient. The automatic height adjustment allows the patient to stand in a comfortable natural position while the instrument moves to the their proper height.