Smiths Medical, Inc. Release: Portex(R) UniPerc(R) Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit Takes Top Prize in Medical Design Excellence Award Competition

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, today announced that its Portex® UniPerc® Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit was named the winner of a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Gold Award. This is the highest designation given by the Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition (www.MDEAwards.com), which is presented by the publishers of Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine.