Biomaster Partner Nominated for Top European Medical Device Award

Biomaster partner BPMpro was recently shortlisted for the Best Medical Device Start-Up of the Year Prize 2015 at the Medtec EMDT Innovation Awards, the medical device industry’s most prestigious award.

Medtec, the international exhibition for European medical device manufacturers, launched the awards in 2012 to find the most innovative start-ups in Europe, representing the future of medical technology. BPMpro was shortlisted for the Medtec EMDT Innovation Awards having been named winners of the Medtec UK Start-up Academy in March. 

BPMpro is a wearable technology that uses a single sensor to stream movement data to bespoke software for immediate on-screen comparison to assess progress and recovery trends. It is being used extensively by orthopaedic surgeons and professional sports scientists to gather data on the range and quality of joint movement.The wireless BPMpro sensor is attached to the limb under test and streams live movement data to software which displays the results on a live animated avatar and records them in a table for immediate on-screen comparison to assess progress. 

The high performance sensor employs Bluetooth connectivity to relay data to specially-designed patient-centric software. The sensor is made from soft touch polymers which incorporate innovative Biomaster antibacterial technology to inhibit the growth of surface bacteria, offering effective protection against infection or cross-contamination for the lifetime of the product.  

BPMpro technology is the first orthopaedic analysis tool to deliver live, accurate, cost-effective assessment of the range and quality of joint movement. In the era of patient-reported outcome measures, BPMpro adds a new dimension to post trauma assessment and the remote monitoring of patients in the critical weeks after surgery.

Jane Gossling, BPMpro Creative Design & Finance Director explains: “The Medtec awards are the only European awards dedicated to recognising achievements in the medical device sector and are regarded as a universal benchmark of quality within the industry. Being shortlisted was, therefore, a tremendous achievement.” 

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