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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Medical Device Innovation"”.
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A Decision-Support Framework for Guiding Local Medical Device Innovation: An Innovation Systems perspective
Innovation within the South African medical device sector is impeded by systemic barriers that prevent a significant proportion of locally developed technologies from reaching the market. This failure to translate promising innovations into commercial products represents a substantial loss of …
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Design Transfer as a Lever for Accelerated Medical Device Innovation: A Case-Based Mapping Approach
In highly regulated industries such as medical devices, accelerating New Product Development (NPD) without compromising quality or compliance is a persistent challenge. This thesis investigates the design transfer process, a critical, yet under- examined phase of NPD, as a strategic lever to reduce …
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Innovation management in healthcare
Innovation in healthcare is a central way of coping with the changes affecting the healthcare system through the megatrends of demographic change, digitalization as well as the opportunities in the life-sciences sector and the “-omics” subjects. Due to the multiple facets of the topic, research on …
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Halcyon cast: A modular orthopedic cast for self-managed, empathetic healing
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Mechanistic Analysis and Optimisation of Nipple Shield Drug Delivery Devices
… on delivering a nipple shield drug delivery device that is ready for clinical trials with the hope of making a positive impact on the health of neonates, infants, and paediatrics five and younger worldwide. In order to do that, the tools and techniques necessary to understand the …