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Below are just a few of the articles written during the development and growth
of the Site Saver product. As you can see we’re becoming quite popular.
Midwest Applied Technologies Site Saver A Huge Success at Annual WBT Showcase ...more
Midwest Applied Technology LLC has been chosen as one of the world's top 100 companies to present in the finals of the "World's Best Technology Showcase" for the Site SaverTM technology. Midwest and the Site Saver will be in Arlington, Texas March 15th-17th at the Arlington Convention Center and will be joining 100 other companies from numerous industries including nanotech, biotech, energy, chemical, communications, software and other.
http://www.wbtshowcase.com/wbt/web.nsf/pages/selected.html
Bob Heitkamp will present his award-winning invention, the Site Saver, at the World's Best Technology Showcase (WBT) in Arlington, Texas, March 15-17.
http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/articles/2010/01/26/news/doc4b5f5b8b9542d395653432.txt
Site Saver, designed by Midwest Applied Technologies, is a device set to stabilize IV tubing in an easy and safe way. It recently became approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and will be a registered trademark Dec. 1.
http://wahpetondailynews.com/articles/2009/11/11/news/doc4af9de1fe000b209763870.txt
Winners received cash prizes and, in Heitkamp's case, good contacts to help market the product.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2009/01/15/news/local/174051.txt
Overall Winner: Robert Lee Heitkamp, Mantador, is the creator of Site Saver; a molded plastic retainer strapped onto the hand to manage, support, and protect an IV site.
http://www.marketplaceforentrepreneurs.org/content/view/420/81/
A man’s invention to guide medical intravenous tubing has won first place at this year’s Marketplace inventor’s contest. Robert Heitkamp of Mantador says he came up with the idea for his so-called "site saver" device during a prolonged hospital stay and drew the design on the back of an insurance form. He says it has a series of clips that guide and align the IV tubing.
Heitkamp says he’s hoping to market it after another round of tests. He got $2,500 for winning the contest.
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=25991
BISMARCK, ND – Gov. John Hoeven announced five winners for the third statewide Innovate ND program today. A panel of 12 private sector judges made the final selections out of a field of 23 finalists. Winners received $10,000 in cash and a valuable package of in-kind professional services to help them launch and grow their business.
Site Saver, Robert Heitkamp Wahpeton: Improves the efficiency and ease of the application of IVs for the practitioner and increases patient comfort and reduces the failure rate of IVs.
http://www.innovators.net/innovators/public_html/news_events/060309-innovatend.htm
Heitkamp tested the invention on his daughter, Sasia, who was a patient at a Hospital in Fargo last fall. "It actually worked pretty well," he said. "It kept her from bumping the IV and pulling it out."
He was also one of five winners, among 95 entries, of the third annual Innovate North Dakota competition this year. Heitkamp won $10,000 and in-kind professional services to help launch his business.
He expects to market the device internationally and produce several styles and sizes for different uses, Heitkamp said.
http://www.commerce.nd.gov/news/detail.asp?newsID=433&printable=1
Robert Heitkamp demonstrates his Site Saver invention, which improves the efficiency and ease in the application of IVs used in the medical field.
David Samson / the Forum
http://www.inforum.com/event/image/id/263037/
Site Saver, Robert Heitkamp Wahpeton: Improves the efficiency and ease of the application of IVs for the practitioner and increases patient comfort and reduces the failure rate of IVs.
http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=363803
Heitkamp wins at third inventors’ competition
The Site Saver, a device molded to retain IV tubing in order to prevent unintentional removal, won him three awards at the Minnesota Inventors Congress held June 12-13 in Redwood Falls, Minn.
http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/articles/2009/06/17/news/doc4a396487837ff805630135.txt
A 17-day stay in the hospital got Bob Heitkamp’s brain working on a problem: the fact that about one-half of all intravenous (IV) lines come out accidentally at one time or another. His solution to the problem is called the Site Saver, and it won the first place Bob Starr Award at this year’s Minnesota Inventors Congress.
http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/homepage/x998777343
Bob Heitkamp, creator of the Site Saver device, explains its use to Brad Barth, North Dakota State College of Science Alumni Foundation director Thursday evening.
http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/articles/2009/04/24/news/doc49f21def716df951389856.txt
This weekend, representing 18 states, 71 inventors showcased 70 inventions at this years' Minnesota Inventors Congress (MIC) annual invention expo. During the 52nd annual awards ceremony, the invention chosen by the judges to receive the F. Robert Starr Grand Prize Award was the Site Saver, invented by Bob Heitkamp of Mantador ND. The Site Saver is an advanced vascular management device, ergonomically molded to align and retain IV tubing to prevent loss.
http://minnesotainventorscongress.org/Default.aspx
Innovating North Dakota: Investing in new business
It was an extended hospital stay and an insurance form that combined to inspire Mantador entrepreneur Bob Heitkamp’s winning invention. During his 17-day hospitalization, Heitkamp needed to have an intravenous (IV) line inserted in his hand, and he found there to be problems with the stability and comfort of his IV.
The Site Saver is a small plastic support system, which Heitkamp says stabilizes and grips the tubing that delivers intravenous fluids into the body.
