OMAHA, Nebraska (June 11, 2025)—MicroWash, a nasal sample collection device invented at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is now available nationwide, according to a news article published today on Silicon Prairie News.
MicroWash is a self-contained irrigation device that allows clinicians to easily and painlessly collect samples from a patient’s nasal cavity. The innovation was born from the frustrations and marked discomfort of the traditional nsasal swabs that gained notoriety during the COVD-19 pandemic.
Invented by UNMC ER nurse Thanh Nguyen, PhD, and Emergency Medicine Chair, Michael Wadman, MD, the MicroWash eliminates the need for a clinician to insert and a swab in the deepest recesses of a patient’s skull. More importantly, it also standardizes and simplifies the sample collection process.
MicroWash was the cornerstone technology that built the startup University Medical Devices, which closed a $1.6 million seed round last year, according to the Silicon Prairie News.
Read the full article about University Medical Devices its MicroWash device on the Silicon Prairie News site: https://siliconprairienews.com/2025/06/unmc-innovation-born-from-the-covid-pandemic-now-available-to-healthcare-workers-nationwide/.
