Firefly Medical Inc. Named Edison Awards Finalist

FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The IVEA™, by Firefly Medical Inc., has been named a 2015 Award Finalist by the internationally renowned Edison Awards™. The product designed to improve patient mobility and caregiver efficiency will receive a gold, silver or bronze award at the Edison Awards Gala April 23, in New York City. The distinguished awards, inspired by Thomas Edison's persistence and inventiveness, recognize innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.

"We're thrilled that the IVEA has been selected as an Edison Awards finalist," says Firefly Medical Marketing Director Steve Schmutzer. "This has been a collaborative effort from the start, and the result is a product that will help solve the daily challenges of patient mobility."

Schmutzer, a former RN himself, developed the IVEA with significant clinician input. Designed to facilitate safe patient mobility with full infusion support, the product also promotes improved caregiver safety and efficiency and stores compactly to reduce clutter.

"It's well known that early and frequent ambulation leads to better patient outcomes, but outdated equipment and a shortage of time and staff often make it extremely challenging for nurses to get their patients up and moving," says Schmutzer. "At a time when caregivers are continually pressured to do more with less, the IVEA makes it possible for one nurse to safely ambulate a patient, improving care for better outcomes and greater patient satisfaction."

"It's exciting to see companies like Firefly Medical continuing Thomas Edison's legacy of challenging conventional thinking," says Edison Awards Executive Director Frank Bonafilia. "Edison Awards recognizes the game-changing products and services, and the teams that brought them to consumers."

Firefly Medical Inc., based in Fort Collins, CO, develops transformative technologies designed to improve the lives of clinicians and patients.  As the company's debut product, the IVEA is poised to become the leading patient-mobility device, with market dominance in the U.S. and abroad.   

Edison Award nominees are judged by more than 3,000 senior business executives and academics from across the nation whose votes acknowledge the finalists' success in meeting the award's stringent criteria of quality and innovation. The Edison Awards is a program conducted by Edison Universe, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to fostering future innovators.

CONTACT: Steve Schmutzer, (970) 472-5323, [email protected]

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