Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS) Program Grants

The IIS Program provides support for research that advances scientific and medical knowledge about Medline products and generates promising approaches to medical care. Support of projects can include direct funding to cover all or a portion of study-related costs, product and study design input. If the Scientific Review Committee approves an application, execution of an agreement is required for disbursement of funds and/or product, which includes milestones and publishing expectations.

Available Grants:

• Advanced Wound Care: Research investigating use of products for prevention of wounds, pressure injuries, moisture associated skin damage, skin tears, surgical site infections, and incontinence associated dermatitis as well as patient comfort associated with product use.
• Anesthesia: Research focusing on pain management, flow rate and placement, drug dispersion, and pressure infuser assessment for anesthesia and pain management products.
• Diagnostics: Diagnostic device research for products including blood pressure devices, portable and home-use glucose meters, blood collection devices, remote patient monitoring devices, Doppler-guided devices for vascular access, and anatomic diagnostic devices (ears, nose, throat devices).
• Environmental Cleaning : Research evaluating the performance characteristics, efficacy, and health, operational, and economic outcomes associated with cleaning and disinfection devices and products.
• Exam Gloves: Research evaluating the performance characteristics of gloves, hand hygiene enhancement and compliance while using gloves, and evaluating environmental sustainability including waste and cost savings.
• Fluid Management Systems: Research evaluating the performance characteristics of fluid management devices (ex. Pressure transducers, fluid injection devices), efficacy of invasive, remote blood pressure monitoring techniques, and assessing radial access intervention techniques and associated clinical outcomes.
• Foot and Ankle/Orthopedic: Research investigating novel techniques, uses, and indications for foot and ankle products.
• Infection Prevention/Infection Control: Research projects focusing on the use of antiseptics for the potential to reduce surgical site infection outcomes.
• Nutrition and Pharmaceuticals: Nutritional products and feeding device research including nutritional content, performance characteristics, and environmental impact.
• Operating Room: Research evaluating the performance characteristics for surgical devices and patient warming devices; Research investigating novel uses of OR instrumentation.
• Patient Repositioning and Offloading: Research projects focusing on the prevention or reduction of pressure induced patient injuries as well as healthcare provider injuries associated with repositioning patients.
• Personal Care: Research evaluating performance characteristics including impact on infections and skin conditions associated with personal care product use; research accounting for nurse and patient satisfaction with product use.
• Reprocessed Single-Use Devices: Research evaluating the performance characteristics, efficacy, and environmental impact of reprocessed devices.
• Respiratory: Research evaluating the performance characteristics, healthcare outcomes, and satisfaction of device use for respiratory products including oxygen therapy devices, nebulized medication delivery systems, airway management devices, air delivery systems, and oxygen therapy devices.
• Skin Antiseptics: Infection prevention and infection control research utilizing skin antiseptics to evaluate the potential for preventing surgical site infections and hospital-acquired infections and cost analysis associated with product use.
• Skin Health: Skin care management research focusing on pressure ulcer prevention, post-operative infection prevention, protecting the skin from injury and tears associated with incontinence, and prevention of bacterial infections in skin folds.
• Tissue Regeneration: Research evaluating tissue regeneration and wound healing of acute and chronic wounds, including burns, venous leg ulcers, and pressure ulcers, in which fractional full-thickness skin grafting was used to promote healing.
• Urology: Urological product research including performance evaluations, clinical/health economic outcomes associated with product use, and device usability, performance and preference.
• Vascular Access and Bundle Kits for Insertion and Maintenance:
• Research involving peripheral IV insertion bundle kits and infection prevention bundle kits.