ClearCount Medical Solutions
ClearCount: First and Only RFID-based Surgical Sponge Systems Bearing a CE Mark
ClearCount Medical Solutions has received approval to affix the CE mark to its SmartSponge and SmartWand-DTX products. The SmartSponge product line is the first and only RFID-based surgical safety and efficiency technology bearing a CE mark. The CE mark is evidence that ClearCount and its product offerings meet the quality and other requirements of the Medical Devices Directive of the European Union. ClearCount is currently pursuing commercial partners to assist in European distribution. Visit http://www.clearcount.com for more information.
November 1, 2011 | Permalink
Medline Receives Premier Contract for ClearCount Technology
Medline Industries, manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, has signed a three-year national agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners for surgical sponge detection systems, including ClearCount Medical Solutions' SmartSponge and SmartWand-DTX products. The SmartSponge System uniquely identifies each sponge in an operating room so that they can be both easily counted and detected during surgery - making retained surgical sponges a true "Never Event." Learn more at clearcount.com and medline.com.
October 25, 2011 | Permalink
Cleveland VA Chooses ClearCount
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is the first hospital in Northeast Ohio to implement ClearCount's SmartSponge Sytem, the most comprehensive technology for the prevention of retained surgical sponge incidents. The Cleveland VA Medical Center is among the five largest VA hospitals in the country and has implemented SmartSponge across its entire suite of operating rooms. ClearCount offers a $2M Never Event Warranty ensuring that retained sponge incidents are true "Never Events". Learn more at www.clearcount.com.
June 7, 2011 | Permalink
Ernst & Young Nominates 3 Draper CEO's for Entrepreneur of the Year
We offer our heartiest congratulations to Dennis Ciccone, CEO of Carnegie Learning, David Palmer, CEO of ClearCount, and Chris Robins, CEO of BodyMedia, who have been nominated for Ernst & Young's 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year award. “These finalists create jobs in our area, encouraging community development and innovation in our broader economy,” said Kevin Pickels, Entrepreneur Of The Year Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia Program Director. Winners will be announced at a gala on June 10. Learn more about the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Program here. Congratulations Dennis, David and Chris!
May 13, 2011 | Permalink
ClearCount Captures "Good Design" Award
ClearCount Medical Solutions has won the 2010 Good Design award for its SmartWand-DTX. ClearCount's system employs proprietary Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to enable operating room personnel to both count and detect surgical sponges. The SmartWand-DTX is complementary to ClearCount's award-winning SmartSponge System, recently recognized as one of the top 100 innovations of 2010. Learn more about this money and life saving device at www.clearcount.com.
February 8, 2011 | Permalink
JPMC Adopts SmartWand-DTX
ClearCount Medical Solutions has successfully converted one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation for patient safety to it's SmartWant-DTX system. Jane Phillips Medical Center's (JPMC) SmartWand-DTX system is an RFID-based platform that uniquely counts and detects all surgical sponges used during hopsital procedures. Retained surgical sponges are a big problem and are capturing attention throughout the medical field as the most frequent and costly surgical "never event." Learn more about the revolutionary SmartSponge and SmartWand sytem at www.clearcount.com.
November 9, 2010 | Permalink
SmartWant-DTX Deployed in Hunt Medical Center, TX
Hunt Regional Medical Center has become the first hospital in Texas to deploy ClearCount's SmartWand-DTX, the most comprehensive technology for the prevention of retained surgical sponge incidents. The SmartWand-DTX is part of ClearCount's radio-frequency identification (RFID)-based platform that uniquely identifies each sponge so that they can be easily counted and detected. The system is the first FDA-cleared system using RFID technology. Learn more at www.clearcount.com.
October 28, 2010 | Permalink
CinemaTech50: Awards Show Goes Hollywood
The Pittsburgh Technology Council's 14th annual Pittsburgh Technology 50 awards ceremony hits the red carpet on Thursday, October 14th at 5:00 at the Hilton Pittsburgh. The Tech 50 Awards represent southwestern Pennsylvania’s most successful and innovative technology companies. The awards represent transformative technology centers of excellence with companies at all stages of growth. Among the category finalists for CEO of the Year are Sean McDonald of Precision Therapeutics and David Palmer of ClearCount Medical Solutions. Best of luck to all nominees. For more information or to register online, visit http://www.pghtech.org/events/tech50.aspx.
October 12, 2010 | Permalink
ClearCount Secures $5 Million Series B
Led by Draper Triangle, ClearCount Medical Solutions recently closed on a $5M Series B financing round. ClearCount will use the funds to drive market penetration and R&D of its RFID-based solutions for hospital patient safety applications, including its FDA-cleared sponge counting and detection solution. By eliminating preventable hospital costs including additional surgery and infection, ClearCount's products can provide hospitals an improved reputation at a rapid rate of return on investment. Learn more at www.clearcount.com.
August 31, 2010 | Permalink
VA Pittsburgh Chooses SmartSponge
ClearCount Medical Solutions can now add the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare system to its list of customers using the SmartSponge System to help prevent retained surgical sponge incidents. Distributed exclusively by Medline, the SmartWand-DTX and the SmartSponge System use an RFID-based platform to uniquely identify each sponge so that they can be easily counted and detected. The VA Pittsburgh hospital has implemented SmartSponge Systems into its full suite of operating rooms. Learn more about SmartSponge and SmartWant-DTX at www.clearcount.com.
August 10, 2010 | Permalink
ClearCount Receives 510(k) Clearance for SmartWand-DTX
ClearCount Medical Solutions has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin commercialization of its SmartWand-DTX system. This complementary offering to ClearCount's SmartSponge System provides an economical and flexible approach to implementing the latest RFID technology. ClearCount is the only provider of RFID-based systems for the prevention of retained surgical sponges. Both of ClearCount's innovative patient safety solutions are now available through Medline Industries, Inc. Learn more about the SmartSponge and SmartWand-DTX systems at www.clearcount.com.
February 2, 2010 | Permalink
ClearCount Signs Distribution Agreement with Medline
ClearCount Medical Solutions has named Medline Industries as the exclusive distributor for its SmartWand-DTX and SmartSponge System. These systems, the only FDA-cleared systems using RFID to both count and locate surgical sponges, use a technology featuring chip-embedded sponges to help eliminate surgical errors and improve patient safety. Learn more about the award-winning medical devices from ClearCount at www.clearcount.com.
January 19, 2010 | Permalink
ClearCount Absorbs Errors
An article in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, highlights the revolutionary SmartSponge system from ClearCount Medical Solutions which uses RFID chips to track surgical sponges in the operating room.
November 19, 2009 | Permalink
ClearCount: A Top Health Innovation of 2009
ClearCount Technologies has been named one of the Top 100 Health Innovations of 2009 by Popular Science magazine, as part of its Best of What's New Awards. The awards honor the top 100 technologies in 11 categories. Read the full release here. Congratulations, ClearCount!
November 10, 2009 | Permalink
ClearCount Closes Series B
ClearCount Medical Solutions has closed a $3.4M Series B financing round, led by Draper Triangle. The company will use the funds to drive sales and product development of its RFID-based solutions designed to prevent retained surgical sponges. ClearCount has developed the only FDA-cleared sponge counting and detection solution. The SmartSponge System is the only system to incoporate the efficiency of counting with the safety of detection for the purpose of preventing a retained object during surgery. Learn more at www.clearcount.com.
October 22, 2009 | Permalink
ClearCount Named Runner-Up in WSJ Awards
The SmartSponge System from ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, was named a runner-up under the medical devices category in the Wall Street Journal's 2009 Technology Innovation Awards. ClearCount was one of four companies recognized in the Medical Devices category, and will be honored at an awards cermony October 13 held in conjuction with the Dow Jones VentureWire Technology Showcase. Visit www.clearcount.com for more information.
September 15, 2009 | Permalink
ClearCount Medical Solutions to Appear in TIME Magazine
An article profiling ClearCount Medical Solutions' Smart Sponge System will appear in the 3.4 million copies of Time Magazine to be mailed to subscribers next week. The Smart Sponge System uses radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to automate surgical sponge counting and enhance patient safety. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NYC became the first hospital to switch to the SmartSponge System earlier this spring. Read the article here, and visit www.clearcount.com to learn more about this technologically-sophisticated sponge system.
June 9, 2009 | Permalink
ClearCount Introduces Industry-First Never Event Warranty
ClearCount Medical Solutions recently introduced its industry-first Never Event Warranty (N.E.W.) that will cover unreimbursed surgery costs up to $100,000 should a retained sponge case occur in conjunction with the SmartSponge System (see ClearCount for details). "Never Events" are preventable injuries and infections that occur during hospital stays. Retained foreign objects (left-behind surgical sponges are the most common) are the most frequent and most costly surgical "never events." David Palmer, CEO of ClearCount explains, "We created the industry-first Never Event Warranty because we are confident that the SmartSponge System will make retained sponges in hospitals a thing of the past." Learn more about N.E.W. and the SmartSponge System at www.clearcount.com.
April 14, 2009 | Permalink
SmartSponge System Earns AORN Seal of Recognition
ClearCount Medical Solutions has earned the first-ever Seal of Recognition awarded by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) for its SmartSponge System Operating Procedures. The SmartSponge System was created by an Operating Room nurse and is the first and only system to incorporate the efficiency of counting with the safety of detection. The AORN Seal of Recognition will assist the perioperative community in selecting quality training actvities that promote safety and optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures. Learn more about ClearCount and the SmartSponge System at www.clearcount.com.
April 11, 2009 | Permalink
ClearCount Receives IDEA Finalist Award
ClearCount Medical Solutions' SmartSponge System received a finalist award under the Medical and Scientific category of the 2008 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEAs). The award was submitted in conjunction with product development consultancy Bright Innovation. CEO David Palmer said, "This award is recognition of ClearCount's excellence in designing innovative technology that improves both patient safety and productivity in the operating room." The SmartSponge System helps to improve patient safety while strengthening operating room efficiency. Visit www.clearcount.com for more information.
January 12, 2009 | Permalink
7 Pittsburgh Companies Get $41M in 3Q
According to an article in the Pittsburgh Business Times, seven Pittsburgh companies received a combined $41.36 million in venture, angel and government funding during the third quarter of 2008, the largest third-quarter infusion in five years. Almost all of the companies are in the life sciences/biotech category. Draper Triangle participated in three of the financing rounds: Aethon, ClearCount Medical Solutions and Entermedia, where the companies raised a combined $18.26 million.
October 30, 2008 | Permalink
ClearCount Medical Solutions Closes Series A Round
ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, has closed a $4.1M Series A financing roung. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate sales efforts of its RFID technology for the prevention of retained surgical sponges. Draper Triangle led the round. Learn more about ClearCount's innovative patient safety technology at www.clearcount.com.
October 17, 2008 | Permalink
