Across the Trudell Medical Group of companies, innovation is one of our core values. It drives us to become better at what we do and find better patient outcomes.
Innovation is one of our Core Values across the Trudell Medical Group of companies.
Every day, we are developing, manufacturing and distributing high-quality medical devices and services that help improve patient outcomes.
Our products have been recognized with several innovation awards in recent years.
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Trudell Medical International – AEROCHAMBER2GO* won the Community Choice Award at the Core77 Design Award, recognizing innovative product designs.
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Trudell Medical International also won a Gold Medical Design Excellence Award for the AEROBIKA® Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Device, or OPEP device, back in 2014.
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Northgate Technologies Inc – NEBULAE® Smoke Removal System (SRS) has been recognized with an Edison Bronze Award in 2023; in the Health, Medical and Biotech: Operating Room Integration category.
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The NEBULAE® SRS also won Innovation of the Year Award in 2022 from The Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons. The innovative device is a closed-loop recirculation technology that offers a safer and greener solution to the hazards of surgical smoke – for both patients and OR staff.
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Northgate Technology’s StimSite® System, captured an Edison Silver Award in 2024, and a 2024 BIG Innovation Award from the Business Intelligence Group. StimSite® is the first and only FDA-cleared smooth muscle stimulator that advances surgical efficiency and safety in pelvic procedures.
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Monaghan Medical Corporation is an eight-time Zenith Award winner with The American Association of Respiratory Care. The Zenith Award recognizes outstanding contributions in the respiratory care profession and winners are chosen by Respiratory Therapists.
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Innovating in house at our Aerosol Lab
The Aerosol Laboratory at Trudell Medical International uses a variety of recognized standardized procedures and innovative techniques for evaluation of our devices.
Design verification in our aerosol lab shortens time to market and provides a reliable indication of how the device is likely to perform in a clinical setting.
Learn more about the Aerosol Lab, and our work with the Scientific community.
Investments in Healthcare Ventures
The world of healthcare is changing rapidly, and we must be at the forefront of exploration as well as evolution.
In order to maintain a sight line on this changing world, Trudell has created Barvest Ventures Inc. which supports companies in healthcare that are leading the charge to change the landscape. We seek out these companies rather than having them come to us. We currently have investments in a number of companies across a range of categories.
The following is a summary of some of the companies:
Digital Health:
Sensory Technologies is a privately held Canadian medical software company with offices in Canada, the United States and Europe. They provide an innovative solution to prevent and replace medical treatment within private and public healthcare facilities.
Mozzaz delivers mobile solutions for “high-need, high-cost” complex care patients and the care teams that support them. Personalized, interactive care plans enable patients to engage in their care and stay connected to care teams for support.
Medical Devices:
Sky Medical Technology Ltd., is the parent company of FirstKind Ltd. They are a UK based bio medical devices company. They have developed a groundbreaking bioelectronic medicine platform, OnPulse™, embedded in their industry-leading brand – the geko™ device.
The Synergy Cervical Disc is a revolution in Cervical Disc Replacement Technology. Not only does it restore motion to the intervertebral segment, it also restores balance, an extremely critical function of the human spine. The Synergy Cervical Disc pioneers the concept of Balance Control Arthroplasty. Synergy Disc Replacement, Inc. (SDRI) was founded in 2005 by a like-minded group of surgeons and engineers headquartered in Ontario, Canada.
Medical Capital Equipment:
Vanrx Pharmasystems makes the most technologically advanced aseptic filling machines for the pharmaceutical industry. Vanrx fill-finish machines use robotics, machine vision and gloveless isolator technologies to automate the packaging of injectable drugs into nested vials, syringes, or cartridges. The company was founded by pharmaceutical industry veterans to create the systems needed to make the next generation of innovative therapies, is privately owned and based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
We are excited about the future of these companies and how they will impact patient care.