50 000 people have CT surgery every year in UK

How big is the need for mediracing in UK? The population 60,587 300 (60 million) is twelve times bigger than Finland.

London has a population that is roughly two times bigger than Finland. How is mediracing scaling when adapting to the demand?

1. Finland 200 units
2. London is double: 400
3. UK is 12 times 200 = 4 800
4. If 50 000 have surgery, how many have to be mediraced?

Hi Helge, we have counted that Finland needs (public health care) about 200 Mediracer Devices (one device for 20000 - 30000 people) and it means easily 200 * 200=40000 test per year with Mediracer devices. BR Veijo

Thanks for the numbers, I've changed the math for UK. Need to do some changes in the POC Finnish blog as well. These figures are rules of thumb and they help to understand the scale of CTS as a diagnostic challenge. It would be nice to know how much shorter the CTS diagnostic is with Mediracer, compared with ENMG

London is the most populous city within city limits in the European Union with an official population of 7.5 million and has a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million people. Its diverse population draws from a wide range of peoples, cultures and religions, speaking over 300 different languages.

The picture is showing a guitar player. Are musicians vulnerable to the CTS? I guess so. Think about violin or cello players and the same goes for guitar shufflers.

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Daily Mail writes abut Mediracer Award

1. Mediracer is a Finnish company
2. Slash the time it takes for a doctor to diagnose a common cause of wrist pain
3. The invention is called Mediracer
4. It takes five minutes to identify a condition called carpal tunnel syndrome
5. CTS affects up to one in 12 people, predominantly women
6. Nerve conduction tests are normally carried out to diagnose the problem
7. Waiting time can be up to two years, due to shortage of specialists to operate bulky testing equipment
8. Mediracer uses the same technology (EMG) but on a simpler scale
9. It can operated by doctors, nurses or occupational therapists, which means patients can now turn up and be tested on the same day
10. "The great advantage is you can teach anyone to do this test," says Mr Tim Green, consultant orthopaedic surgeonat University Hospitals Leicester.
11. "It's done away with the waiting lists completely. That's important because 50,000 people a year in Britain have surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome."

At the press of a button, the instrument measures the speed at which nerve signals pass between two points, highlighting a blockage caused by pressure on the median nerve.

The device, which costs just under £5,000, was a finalist in the recent Medical Futures Innovations awards.

• Malcolm Clark ppt

Early return to work

• £76.40 per day CBI Figures
• Sick pay, Lost Productivity,Loss of Tax
• 100 patients / 75 working age
• 6 weeks off work/ 2 weeks off work
• £240,660 / £80,220
• 42,000 Ctd per year = Savings
• £67,384,800.00 one condition
• Smarter Thinking + Early return to work
• = Savings of £91,114,800.00 Minimum for the condition of Carpal Tunnels alone

Roadmap for the global journey

Veijo Lesonen, Thanks a lot for the information you posted. I've built the English and Finnish blogs featuring Mediracer, Point of Care and CTS - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Social Media and blogging are tools to increase national and global interest for Mediracer and its benefits. I’ve been digging about CTS on the web and also educating myself about the syndrome. The web is full of valuable information but it's a good idea to collect information to one point of care.

I think there is a big untapped potential in the use of web 2.0 applications for rapid business development through the use of Virtual Organizations.

The material about 20 years Anniversary looks great and the news from the London Medical Innovation Gala was great. All the things you sent give excellent background information for the customer relationship program we discussed. The award opens an avenues for global and focused communication.