Medicine:Medipines

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Short description: American medical equipment company


Medipines is a medical equipment maker which is based in Orange County, California, United States.[1] Steve Lee is the incumbent chief executive officer of the company.[2]

MediPines 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.[3] The device is being used in the United States.[4]

History

MediPines was incorporated in 2013.[5] They are known for their device, AGM100, which provides non-invasive pulmonary gas exchange measurements in a short period of time.[2] Approved by FDA, the device was developed in California and has been tested at the University of British Columbia.[6][7] It is in use in Canadian hospitals.[7]

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.[8] In the same year, MDTech included MediPines in their annual list.[9]

In August 2021, the AGM100 was included in the WHO Compendium.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Respiratory Device Reuse for Coronavirus". 30 April 2020. https://www.ocbj.com/news/2020/apr/30/respiratory-device-repurposed-coronavirus/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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. 
  3. ↑ "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/. 
  4. ↑ "Industry Watch". 8 June 2021. https://www.aarc.org/an21-industry-watch-2-4/. 
  5. ↑ "Medipines Corp - Company Profile and News". https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1552669D:US. 
  6. ↑ "Establishment Registration & Device Listing". https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfRL/rl.cfm?lid=601446&lpcd=BZL. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "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. 
  8. ↑ "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. 
  9. ↑ "Top 10 Patient Monitoring Solution Companies - 2020". https://patient-monitoring.mdtechreview.com/vendors/top-patient-monitoring-solution-companies-2020.html. 
  10. ↑ "WHO compendium". https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/9789240032507. 



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