biodesign.stanford.edu/challenge

Who (organizers):

ssb.stanford.edu

otl.stanford.edu

bdn.stanford.edu

Medical DeviceInvention Challenges

Invention Challenges - purpose:

To stimulate medical technologyinnovation at Stanford

using real-world problems

Participants experience the process of innovation & learn basic issues of

biomedical technology development

Invention Challenge #1: Can You Invent a Better Approach to Anastomosis?

Invention Challenge #1: Can You Invent a Better Approach to Anastomosis?

USPT0: 60/136707USPT0: 60/136707

The Problem: Repair and replacement of the arthriticknee joint is difficult due to limited access and poor visualization. People who have total knee replacement must decrease theiractivity level and face re-operation as theprosthetic knee will degrade over time.

The Challenge: Invent a minimally invasive approach to diagnose or treat osteoarthritis of the kneejoint. Your invention should ultimately result in faster recovery time, easier and more costeffective rehabilitation and have the potentialto allow patients to return to greater activity.

USPT0: 60/202276USPT0: 60/202276

Invention Challenge #4

“Medical Device for Biologic Detection or Monitoring”

Develop device for the detection and/or monitoring of biologic factors.

Your approach can be remote, implantable, wireless, interface with the Internet, etc.

The monitoring, sensing or detection activity should aid in the prevention, diagnosis or monitoring of a biologic condition.

Examples…

• SenseWear Armband (BodyMedia)

• Sports Performance• Sensors gather data

for: movement, heat flow, galvanic skin response.

• www.bodymedia.com

Examples…

• SmartAid (Battelle)• Wound care• Vital sign monitoring• Real-time

therapeutic delivery• www.battelle.org

Examples…

• Breast Self Examiner (Parsons School of Design)

• In-home mammography system

• Self exam > transfer data to a communication device > info transmitted to MD

Markets• Consumer collect, store, process, transmit,

present physiological & lifestyle data:– Calories burned– Activity level (metabolism)– Sleep states

• Clinical devices used in hospitals, clinics by healthcare providers

• Biological warfare detection/antiterrorism and military (battlefield medicine, detection)

Resources

• Popular and scientific literature– Scientific American, Science, Nature,

New England Journal of Medicine

• Patent resources– US Patent & Trade Office www.uspto.gov– “Patent It Yourself”– OTL http://otl.stanford.edu (for inventors)

Judges

Dennis Fernandez (Fernandez & Assoc.)

Peter Fitzgerald, MD, PhD (Chair, Cardiology, EE)

Raman Khanna (Diamondhead Ventures)

Jonathan Root, MD (U.S. Venture Partners)

Mark Zdeblick (Spring Ridge Ventures)

Evaluation Criteria

•Innovation•Practicality•Ease of Use•Economic Impact•Likelihood of Commercialization

Evaluation Criteria - INNOVATION

1. Is this a truly novel approach to the

problem?

2. Does the proposal show a thorough

understanding of related principles

and prior work?

3. How does the proposal compare

against known products. Cite specific

strengths & weaknesses

Evaluation Criteria - PRACTICALITY

• Is the proposal reasonable in

terms of engineering and

manufacturing?

Evaluation Criteria – EASE OF USE

• Would the intended user

(healthcare professional or

consumer) be able to use the

device?

Evaluation Criteria – ECONOMIC IMPACT

• Is the expected cost for this

approach practical considering

the potential benefit/value and

comparable commercialized

products, if any?

Evaluation Criteria

– COMMERCIALIZATION POTENTIAL

• Overall rating

- patenting

- potential for licensing and/or

start up

• Wednesday, May 14– Challenge Submissions Due

• Week of May 26th

– Finalist Presentations to Panel

Important Dates

• BME Distinguished Lecture Event

• Medical device projects exhibition

• Fairchild Auditorium (begins 2pm)

Award Presentation – June 2nd, 4:15pm

biodesign.stanford.edu/challenge

• Challenge Schedule

• How to Participate

• Forming Teams

• Submission Guidelines

• Evaluation Criteria & Judges

• Selection Process

• Working with OTL

• FAQ’s & Lessons Learned

For more info…http://biodesign.stanford.edu/challenge