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Innovation in Emergency Medicine

Technology Development and Commercialization Handbook

  • 1st Edition - February 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Nancy Patterson, Sam H Shen, Ryan Ribeira, Adam E.M. Eltorai
  • Language: English

Innovation in Emergency Medicine: Technology Development and Commercialization Handbook is a step-by-step guide to emergency medicine technology innovation reflecting recent tr… Read more

Description

Innovation in Emergency Medicine: Technology Development and Commercialization Handbook is a step-by-step guide to emergency medicine technology innovation reflecting recent trends of industry globalization and value-conscious healthcare. Written by a team of medical, engineering, and business experts, the authors provide a comprehensive resource that leads engineers, clinicians, students, researchers, and entrepreneurs through a clear process for the identification, invention, and implementation of new solutions. Case studies on innovative products from around the world, successes and failures, practical advice, and end-of-chapter 'Getting Started' sections encourage readers to learn from real projects and apply important lessons to their own work. This new volume in the Clinical and Medical Innovation Series will be of interest to every biomedical engineer and those working in emergency medicine who has ever had a good idea for an invention but does not know where and how to start bringing it to the bedside.

Key features

  • The only book that helps readers understand everything involved in bring a clinical and medical innovation in emergency medicine from concept to market
  • Features case studies on innovative products from around the world
  • End-of-chapter ‘Getting Started’ sections encourage readers to learn from real projects and apply important lessons to their own work

Readership

Biomedical engineers interested in bringing their devices to market, 2) large and rapidly increasing number of masters programs in regulatory affairs, clinicians in emergency medicine along with their affiliated professional associations for bulk purchases and/or co-branding/marketing/distribution through well subscribed research journals and conferences

Table of contents

PART I: PROBLEM

1. Identifying an unmet need

2. Validate, refine, define the problem to be solved

3. Market analysis—a problem worth solving

4. Competition analysis

PART II: CONCEPT

5. Product requirements

6. Partner with a successful expert

7. Conceptualizing the solution

8. Prior art search

9. Concept testing and selection—where and why will it fail

PART III: PROOF OF CONCEPT

10. What to prototype

11. How to prototype—design and engineering resources

12. Using a medical device engineering firm

13. Patent strategy—patent types and timing

14. Medical device development

15. Pilot study

PART IV: PATHWAYS

16. Comparison of licensing, joint venture, building a company

17. Licensing—how to, terms, expectations, examples

18. Joint venture

PART V: BUILDING A COMPANY

19. Funding approaches

20. The investor’s perspective

21. Personnel—team members needed, roles

22. Corporate legal

PART VI: REGULATORY

23. FDA clearance process

24. Manufacturing

25. Step-by-step guide for FDA listing, 510(k), PMA

26. Post-approval strategy

PART VII: LAUNCH

27. Reimbursement basics

28. Business models

29. Marketing, sales, and distribution

30. Business strategy

31. Business operations

32. Post-launch physician relationships

33. Successful exit

PART VIII: CASE STUDIES

34. Case study #1

35. Case study #2

36. Case study #3

37. Case study #4

38. Case study #5

39. Case study #6

40. Case study #7

41. Case study #8

42. Case study #9

43. Case study #10

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Nancy Patterson

Nancy Patterson is a Venture Analyst and the President and CEO and Founder of Strategy Inc. (in 2000), a lifescience market analysis and valuation company for US and International clients. She has over 18 years’ experience in senior business development and marketing roles with emerging technology medical device companies. Patterson is an immunologist from University of Michigan and also has an MBA from University of Southern California.

Affiliations and expertise
President and CEO Strategy Inc., Texas, USA

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Sam H Shen

Dr. Sam Shen is currently Interim Chair for Dept of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine as well as Vice Chair Clinical Affairs, and Clinical Associate Professor. Dr. Shen received his MD and MBA from UCLA and is trained at Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. His current research interests include emergency department process improvement, digital health, ED operations, and ED innovations
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Professor, Stanford University, Department of Emergency Medicine, California, USA

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Ryan Ribeira

Affiliations and expertise
Stanford Dept of Emergency Medicine, USA

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Adam E.M. Eltorai

Dr Adam E. M. Eltorai, MD, PhD completed his graduate studies in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology along with his medical degree from Brown University. His work has spanned the translational spectrum with a focus on medical technology innovation and development. Dr. Eltorai has published numerous articles and books.

Affiliations and expertise
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA