Company:
Meridian Medical Systems, LLC (“MMS®”), formerly Microwave Medical Systems, was established in 1985 in order to utilize technologies employed in the defense/aerospace industry, to explore innovative solutions in emerging healthcare challenges.
In its 26-year history, MMS® has successfully developed products that are unique in their ability to measure and monitor temperature, as well as to heat blood, fluid and tissue to specific and controlled temperatures.
The technical prowess of the MMS® team is evidenced by the company’s success in winning over 37 government-funded grants, and in the more than 40 patents held by the company and its founder, Dr. Kenneth L. Carr.
The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative has recognized MMS® for “... exemplary performance in the development and commercialization of technology through the Federal Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) program.”
The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command selected MMS® as the Army SBIR Success Story for its contributions in critical patient care. “Success Story” is presented in the Army’s publication entitled “Creating Tomorrow’s History”. The U.S. Small Business Administration/NIH selected MMS® as a winner of the Fourth Annual Tibbetts Award in recognition of its unique contribution as an “SBIR Model of Excellence”. The SBIR program is the nation’s largest source of early-stage technology financing.
MMS® continues its work today with active projects that include brain temperature measurement and management, cardiac ablation in treatment of atrial fibrillation, blood/fluid warming and controlled temperature management, breast cancer screening and extravasation/IV injection site monitoring. Further details may be found on the Technology and Applications pages.