In 1996, Michael Price, a paramedic trainer with the
Cincinnati, Ohio fire department, realized valuable
time was being lost when connecting ECG electrodes
to heart attack victims. To fix that problem, he designed
the V-Quick Patch, a 12-lead harness with moveable
electrodes that essentially peel and stick to the patient
in one flexible piece. By 2000, the device had obtained
FDA approval and was on the market. Shortly after receiving
approval, Price started VQ Company.
The patch is now being carried in the United States,
Canada, and Mexico, with European distribution on the
horizon. Next year, VQ will introduce three new products
and attain ISO 9000/2001 certification.
Price says his 17 years as a paramedic have carried
over into VQ. "Instead of treating the patient in the
streets or in the back of the ambulance, I am doing
it through product development and market penetration."
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Article published on Aug 19
04 12:59AM.
Originally published in the
Spring 2003 issue of MedHunters Magazine.
