As MicroWash officially becomes available to healthcare entities across the country, Silicon Prairie News featured the clinical innovators who made it possible. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Wadman and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Thanh Nguyen recently shared how their experience on the frontlines of COVID-19 at University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) led to a more standardized, scalable approach to nasal sampling.
What started as a rapid response to improve nurse and patient care tech safety as well as sample adequacy has since evolved into a groundbreaking commercial diagnostic solution. The article highlights how cross-disciplinary collaboration — including Nebraska’s academic, startup and manufacturing communities — played a key role in advancing this clinically driven innovation from concept to market.
The MicroWash nasal lavage specimen collection device is the first product under its developer, University Medical Devices, to become available nationally.
Dr. Wadman, MD, FACEP, is a veteran emergency physician with 30+ years of clinical experience who holds tenured professor and endowed chair positions at University of Nebraska Medical Center. His emergency medicine and infectious disease experience drive medical excellence in device development for University Medical Devices.
Dr. Nguyen, PhD, MSN, FNP-C, is the lead designer and developer of MicroWash. With extensive background in family medicine, emergency medicine, medical research and academia, he is deeply committed to integrating technology into medicine to improve patient outcomes.
