Medical Device innovation


A total solution for developing new innovative medical devices:

  • Clinical needs evaluation
  • Concept design & Product development
  • Electronics & Mechanical Design
  • Prototype testing & trials
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Patents & intellectual property
  • Licensing & market strategy 
  • Contract manufacturing

 

Concept to reality 

Developing medical devices is a complex and diverse process that must consider a myriad of requirements from meeting an unmet clinical need, regulatory requirements, design & patents, manufacturing constraints, and the demands of healthcare providers of reducing costs adding value and improving patient care. 

 

A great idea comes with a bigger challenge.  Divide  this process into four steps.

 

Step 1 Research >Research >Research

Spend hours, days and weeks researching your idea to make sure it’s new and there is a market for your idea. Inventors focus on the new but a better way of doing the same thing can also be considered a novel. If the idea is new and it meets an unmet need in healthcare then you can begin the exciting journey of taking your idea from concept to reality.

 

Step 2 Clinical needs

 

Think like an end-user/patient on which the device will be applied. Think like a doctor/surgeon who will be using this device.  If you think your idea meets an unmet clinical need that will improve patient care, the next step will be to develop the concept.

 

Step 3 Developing great idea

 

A team with specialized skills, knowledge will be needed to design and develop new medical device or healthcare technology.

  •         Clinical needs - Evaluate the idea to determine its potential to improve patient care and meet unmet clinical needs.
  •        Healthcare needs –Evaluate it's potential in meeting the needs of healthcare providers such as reducing costs.
  •        New Product development –Evaluate your architecture design, break down into block diagrams, design workflow and logical diagram, evaluate the design with simulation, prototyping & testing , pilot implementation, validation.
  •        Project Management –Proper management is required for managing the design and development process.
  •          Protecting your idea -Intellectual Property (IP) –apply for patents and design rights to protect your idea. 
                                Fig 1: Ring pulse oximeter for measuring blood oxygen saturation

Step 4 Commercialisation & Licensing 

Commercializing your medical device idea is an important step. Involves marketing expertise to license to provide sales.


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