Have I got (medical plastics) news for you
Take the MPN quiz and see if you’re an medtech star or something of a dunce when it comes to knowing what’s going on in the medical plastics world. Here's a hint - all the answers can be found by searching the MPN archives
1. To start, one for all you MPN film buffs - which movie did the Scanadu Scout device for tracking vital signs, take its inspiration from?
Star Wars Star Trek A Star is born
2. Up on your mergers & acquisitions? Which company did Medtronic acquire in the last quarter of 2015?
Aircraft Medical Airways Medical Airline Medical
3. Somewhere on this site, you'll find our article about the Eko Core stethoscope. But what was so special about this device?
It’s digital It’s for children It’s disposable
4. Which major household name hinted that it might be interested in growing its own medical product in the future?
5. Do you remember reading about the OptiNose, which delivers medicine to the brain via the nose. Which illness is the device aimed at helping?
The common cold Mental illness Hayfever
6. What is the name of the FDA-approved iPad case for use in hospitals?
7. Which region in the UK is being tipped for big things where life sciences are concerned?
The south west The north west Scotland
8. Whose implants did the UK’s MHRA suspend CE certification on back in 2015?
9. Which plastic medical device did Paul Edwards, Pentagon Plastics admit that he wished he’d invented?
Syringe Sticking plaster Stent
10. NanoGriptech’s Setex, was inspired by which living creature?