Leith Medical Wins Medical Design Excellence Award 2022

Winner in the Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products Category

[Austin, TX April 7, 2022] Leith Medical, announced today that its One Screw, One StepTM Foot & Ankle Plating System with Anti-Backout Technology won Silver in the Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products Category. The Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition is the leading awards program in the medical technology’s industry. Companies entered to win in one of 10 categories.

“It’s intimidating to go up against multinational corporations with amazing teams of engineers,” said Tim Leak, CEO. “We are honored to win this award, especially as a startup in its infancy.”

The awards were sponsored by Informa Markets, which hosts and publishes resources for the Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD=DI). According to their website, “Since its inception in 1998, the mission of the MDEAs has been to recognize significant achievements in medical product design and engineering that improve the quality of healthcare delivery and accessibility.” See details and other finalists.

The patented Leith Plating system modernizes the way foot and ankle surgeries are done. Historically, surgeons have had to choose between a system that compresses to the bone or one that locks to prevent catastrophic failure due to screw back out. With the Leith system, surgeons no longer need to compromise. The Leith system addresses critical surgical priorities in a truly remarkable hybrid system: allowing micromotion to stimulate physiologic bone healing, but at the same time, prohibiting any screw backout and fixation failure.

About Leith Medical
Leith Medical is dedicated to changing the way orthopedic surgeries are performed with simple, common sense solutions. They are located in Austin, TX. Connect with Leith Medical at www.leithmedical.com or on LinkedIn and Facebook.