Company:Medipines

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Short description: American medical equipment company


Medipines
IndustryMedical equipment
Headquarters
Orange County, California, U.S.
Key people
Steve Lee (CEO)[1]
Websitewww.medipines.com

Medipines is an American medical equipment maker which is based in Orange County, California, United States.[2][3] It is known for its device, AGM100, which is approved for respiratory diagnosis and identifying the symptoms of COVID-19 using parameters such as oxygen saturation levels.[4] The device is being used in the Canada and the U.S.[5][6]

History

MediPines was incorporated in 2013.[7] They are known for their device, AGM100, which provides non-invasive pulmonary gas exchange measurements in a short period of time.[1] Approved by FDA, the device was developed in California and has been tested at the University of British Columbia.[8][9] It is in use in Canadian hospitals.[9]

In July 2020, it received the National Consortium for Pediatric Device award for developing a monitor device that displays a critical analysis of patients' breathing samples.[10][11] In the same year, MDTech included MediPines in their annual list.[12]

In August 2021, the AGM100 was included in the WHO Compendium.[13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Portable, Non-Invasive Respiratory Monitoring System Helps Detect Presence of COVID-19 in At-Risk Elderly Population". 26 October 2020. https://www.hospimedica.com/covid-19/articles/294785232/portable-non-invasive-respiratory-monitoring-system-helps-detect-presence-of-covid-19-in-at-risk-elderly-population.html. 
  2. "Respiratory Device Reuse for Coronavirus". 30 April 2020. https://www.ocbj.com/news/2020/apr/30/respiratory-device-repurposed-coronavirus/. 
  3. "Merage Business School Brings Israeli Entrepreneurs". https://www.proquest.com/docview/1965581552. 
  4. "COVID-19:OC Case Rates Climb; Free Services May End Soon; Schools Lift Mask Mandates". 5 May 2022. https://www.ocbj.com/news/2022/mar/24/covid-19-oc-business-updates/. 
  5. "Industry Watch". 8 June 2021. https://www.aarc.org/an21-industry-watch-2-4/. 
  6. "Alliston's Stevenson Memorial the only hospital in Canada using new device that measures lung capacity". https://www.proquest.com/docview/2468759244. 
  7. "Medipines Corp". https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1552669D:US. 
  8. "Establishment Registration & Device Listing". https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfRL/rl.cfm?lid=601446&lpcd=BZL. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Stevenson Memorial uses game-changing device with COVID-19 patients". 9 December 2020. https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/stevenson-memorial-uses-game-changing-device-with-covid-19-patients-1.5224170. 
  10. "Children's National UMD names COVID-19 Award recipients". https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/07/23/childrens-national-umd-name-covid-19-winners.html. 
  11. "STARTUPS & INNOVATIONS". https://www.proquest.com/docview/2445996137. 
  12. "Top 10 Patient Monitoring Solution Companies - 2020". https://patient-monitoring.mdtechreview.com/vendors/top-patient-monitoring-solution-companies-2020.html. 
  13. "WHO compendium". https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/9789240032507. 

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