Sky Medical Technology Receives King’s Award for Innovation (geko® Device)
Summary: At Sci-Tech Daresbury, royal representatives presented Sky Medical Technology the 2025 King’s Award for Innovation for its geko® device — a wristwatch-sized neuromuscular electrostimulator worn on the leg that increases blood flow equivalent to 60% of walking without the patient moving. Clinically proven to reduce lower-limb edema and heal chronic wounds faster (venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers).
Key Highlights:
- Doubles venous return and microvascular flow (published in IWJ and JWC)
- Used in 30+ countries; NHS adoption growing for edema and wound healing
- Only the second medtech in the North West to win the award this year
- Cost-effective, no-exclusion criteria alternative to IPC for immobile patients
Keywords: geko device, Sky Medical, King’s Award, neuromuscular electrostimulation, venous ulcers, edema reduction