Healthcare Innovation Cycle for "MedTech" Solutions

MedTech is broad term for electro/mechanical medical devices. Tracking data has been added to show an example of an early stage team at risk due to a focus on technology. Select any Maturity Level to see the core Requirements or select the Requirements themselves to see a description of what is involved in completing a requirement and curated resources.

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Full IP Application

Set of patent applications filed with the regional authorities of interest (e.g USPTO in US, PCT in the EU, etc.). In other cases document the information that will be kept as trade-secrets
In many cases, IP is a key asset; it is what many financially-motivated investors will look to as something tangible to invest in. It is important to make sure that there aren’t other patents that will prevent you from offering your product (See FTO). It provides a defense against others competing with a copycat product.
Patent applications usually require a patent attorney and technical expertise. Trade secrets are just protected via confidentiality agreements.

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