News Releases

Grants

Millar Instruments, Inc. has been awarded a Phase II SBIR grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of NIH entitled “Implantable PV ECG Telemetry System.” The grant will be used to develop a completely implantable telemetric pressure transducer for use in mice.  This two-year project will start on August 15, 2007.

• "Conductance to Measure Cardiac Mechanics", Phase I STTR, 2001
• "Miniaturization of Catheters and Pressure Sensors, Phase I and II SBIR, 2001
• "Implantable PV ECG Telemetry System", Phase I and II SBIR, 2005

Awards

June 10, 2001 -- Huntly D. Millar, president and founder of Millar Instruments, Inc. was honored with the AAMI Foundation Laufman-Greatbatch Prize for his contributions to the advancement of medical instrumentaion, such as the Millar Catheter and Millar micromanometer. The Laufman-Greatbatch Prize, which includes a $5,000 endowment and a commemorative plaque, recognizes individuals for their outstanding service and/or accomplishment with a major impact on a specific medical device or on medical instrumentation in general. (Source: aami.org)