Introduction

Active medical products: powered by external power source

Non-active medical products: Gravity or muscle-power operated

In-vitro diagnostics: Measurement devices

1. Indentify a need

2. Device design

3. Material synthesis

4. Material testing

5. Fabrication

6. Sterilization and packaging

7. Device testing

8. Regulatroy

9. Clinical use

10. Explant analysis

1. Standard of care

2. New idea

3. Proof of concept

4. Proof of feasibility

5. Proof of value

6. 1st human use

7. Clinical utility

8. Approval for use

9. Expanded human use

10. Standard of care (und wieder von vorn)

    
    

1. Structure

2. Strategy

3. Ressource

4. Process