Health Care : Current Reviews

A structured process to identify unmet needs for medical device innovation in obstetrics and gynecology

5^th International Congress on Healthcare & Hospital Management

December 03-04, 2018 | Rome, Italy

Abu Saquib Tauheed

The Lemelson Foundation, India

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Abstract:

According to estimates, 75% of medical devices and diagnostics in India are imported and most are priced at global price points. These devices are neither priced nor designed for the Indian population. India is working towards increasing healthcare access. In this process, reducing costs of healthcare and innovation will play a huge role. However, it is of vital importance to develop solutions specific to the Indian patient and compatible with the complex healthcare ecosystem. The process of medical technology innovation called the bio design process was initially developed by Stanford University. This ranged from observations in the clinical setting to unearthing needs, developing a concept and thereafter a framework to eventually reach the stage of commercialization. We have used an adapted version of this process to identify unmet clinical needs in obstetrics and gynecology in India. The Stanford bio design process was devised for mature healthcare systems and hence has been adapted to suit Indian sensibilities. The clinical immersion spanned across 10 weeks and involved two tertiary care centers and six rural centers both primary and secondary in South India. On completion, we arrived at 74 unmet clinical needs with significant negative outcomes. These needs went through a rigorous four round filtering process to arrive at the top 10 needs. These filters ranged from epidemiology and criticality of disease to competitive landscape and technical complexity. In this article, we present our need identification process as well as our top 10 medical device specific needs.

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