NU Tech 2010 to Showcase Medical Device Developments

Nu Tech 2010 will showcase new medical device developments for hand and foot injuries

[USPRwire, Tue Feb 02 2010] Nu Tech 2010, a one-day conference focusing on investing in collaborative technologies (www.nutechshowcase.org), will include a presentation by Hitoshi Hitrata, Ph.D., M.D., a professor in the Department of Hand Surgery at Nagoya University. Hitrata will demonstrate two devices developed for use in the treatment of hand and foot injuries.

The first device, a hand incubator, is a lightweight, low-cost way to reduce swelling in the extremities. It can be an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, edema, deep vein thrombosis, tumors and hand injuries. It can also help improve the quality of the skin, which may speed recovery from burns and skin grafts.

The second device is a 3-D universal external fixator. It replaces the ACE 3D currently used for bone stabilization. Made of plastic joints and titanium rods, it is x-ray permeable, extremely light weight and highly adaptable. This allows for greater variations in rod angles. It is designed for use in complicated bone structures and complex fractures.

NU Tech 2010 will feature more than 20 breakthrough technologies in the life science, biotechnology and engineering fields on February 10. Starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Sheraton Imperial, NU Tech 2010 will feature technology developments from Nagoya University (www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/), home to four Nobel Prize-winning professors in physics and chemistry, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East Carolina University. More than 30 representatives from Nagoya University and the Japan Science and Technology Agency will be in attendance to network with area scientists and researchers.

Featured speakers include:
• North Carolina Secretary of Commerce, J. Keith Crisco
• Vice President of Eisai, Inc., Dr. Ray W. Wood
• Director of Aisin AW and President of EQUOS Research, Masao Ando
• President of Nagoya University, Dr. Michinari Hamaguchi
• President and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, E. Norris Tolson

Registration for the event is free of charge and includes continental breakfast, lunch and reception. To register for the event and learn more about Nu Tech 2010, visit www.nutechshowcase.org.

About Nagoya University:
Nagoya University (NU) was originally established as a temporary hospital and medical school in 1871 in Nagoya City, Japan. Since then it has been playing various key roles in the education and research scenes in Japan. Home to four Nobel Prize-winning professors in physics and chemistry, NU is on the forefront of Japan’s technology transfer space. NU faculty invented the high performance blue light emitting device widely used in displays worldwide. NU currently has 16,000 full-time students that study and work with 2,000 full-time faculty and 2,000 staff members. The university includes 13 graduate schools, three research institutions and 18 research centers.

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