Publications | Site Map     Research Surgery Critical Care Hemodialysis Radiology OEM About Contact FAQ's             Original Equipment Manufacturing Dedicated Systems Custom Engineered for OEM Transonic Systems solicits Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM) Projects in which flowmetering systems are custom engineered for incorporation in medical or industrial apparatus. These systems permit medical equipment manufacturers to take advantage of proven and accepted transit-time volume flowmetering technology to enhance the performance of their own medical products with a minimal investment in engineering time and cost. Proven Accuracy in Clinical & Experimental Flow Measurement in: Bypass Pumps ECMO Apparatus Infusion/transfusion/perfusion Apparatus Dialysis Systems Organ Preservation Apparatus Ventricular Assist Devices Systems can be designed to: accept any standard Transonic flowsensor (sterile tubing clamp-on, perivascular, in-line); reject all non-compatible flowsensors; implement any standard Transonic metering feature (volume flowsensing, bubble detection, sensor diagnostics) Systems can be supplied with their own output displays, or with analog or digital outputs to communicate directly with the OEM's central signal processor. Functional Equivalency OEM flowmetering systems are functionally equivalent to standard Transonic flowmeters which the FDA has classified as regulatory Class II Medical Devices. While an original equipment manufacturer is generally required to receive the FDA's permission to market a full product, the Transonic flowmetering technology embedded within their product will not be a hindrance to the FDA's eventual permission to market. All Transonic OEM flowmetering modules and flowsensors are manufactured under FDA's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and ISO9001 guidelines. If you have an interest in collaborating with Transonic Systems on a project please view our: Program Product Catalog Partners Technology Guarantee For more information about Transonic Systems OEM partnerships contact: Doug Collins Tel: 607-257-5300, Ext. 209 Fax: 607-257-7256 DeBakey to Receive Congressional Gold Medal Pioneering cardiac surgeon Michael E. DeBakey will soon be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for a lifetime of achievements. In October Congress passed and the President signed legislation authorizing the medal. Currently the Philadelphia mint is researching possible designs for the unique medal and will present options for the decision by the Secretary of the Treasury. The mint will then strike the medal and a ceremony will be arranged in Washington DC within the next few months. The Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded to about 300 U.S. citizens and foreign luminaries since the first was given to George Washington in 1776. Dr. DeBakey celebrated his 99th birthday this fall and continues to practice medicine. He has been awarded numerous medals and awards over the years. To name just a few, these include: Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research The United Nations Lifetime Achievement Award Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon Johnson The National Medal of Science from President Ronald Reagan Lifetime Achievement Award of the Foundation for Biomedical Research Dr. DeBakey partnered with his colleague Dr. George Noon and NASA engineers informally starting in 1987 working on the development of a miniature heart pump or ventricular assist device (VAD.) When it was introduced, the DeBakey VAD® was the first axial flow pump for this purpose, and weighing less than 100 grams, it was about one tenth the size of the previously available VADs. In 1996 MicroMed was formed to commercialize the DeBakey VAD® 1998 saw the first clinical implant of the DeBakey VAD® which is just one of several surgical devices and procedures to carry Dr. DeBakey’s name. Transonic Systems Inc is a proud collaborator with MicroMed Cardiovascular supplying  Transonic Inside OEM Transit-Time Ultrasound Flowmeter and Flowprobe components which allows the device to measure and report true volume flow on a continuous basis in patients both in the hospital and at home,  leading productive, fulfilling lives while being supported by the DeBakey VAD®. The 400th implant of DeBakey VAD® occurred in Dec 2006. For further information see the Baylor College of Medicine web site: http://www.bcm.edu/news/features/item.cfm?newsID=992 and for further background Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_DeBakey             Print Page View Catalog          Surgery | Critical Care | Research | Hemodialysis | OEM | Publications | Customer Service      ©2007 Transonic Systems Inc.  All rights Reserved. Privacy Statement