Biomaterial Database

Innovation in medical technology: reading the indicators. 1994

C L Littell

Health Care Technology Institute in Alexandria, VA.

Investment in medical technology innovation has enabled significant advances in patient care. An understanding of the dimensions and measures of innovation is critical in fully assessing the implications of many policy initiatives under debate. This Data Watch presents several indicators of inputs and outputs associated with medical device innovation, including public- and private-sector research and development (R&D) investment, patent activity, product regulatory clearance patterns, and market acceptance trends. Changes in these selected indicators point to a potential shift occurring in both the nature of and the investors in the innovation process.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010330	Patents as Topic	Works about exclusive legal rights or privileges applied to inventions, plants, etc.	Trademarks,Patents as Topics,Trademark
D012106	Research	Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)	Research Priorities,Laboratory Research,Research Activities,Research and Development,Activities, Research,Activity, Research,Development and Research,Priorities, Research,Priority, Research,Research Activity,Research Priority,Research, Laboratory
D012109	Research Support as Topic	Work about financial support of research activities.	Grants and Subsidies, Research,Subsidies, Research,Research Subsidies,Research Subsidy
D004059	Diffusion of Innovation	The broad dissemination of new ideas, procedures, techniques, materials, and devices and the degree to which these are accepted and used.	Innovation Diffusion,Diffusion, Innovation
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013673	Technology Assessment, Biomedical	Evaluation of biomedical technology in relation to cost, efficacy, utilization, etc., and its future impact on social, ethical, and legal systems.	Assessment, Biomedical Technology,Assessment, Technology,Biomedical Technology Assessment,Technology Assessment,Technology Assessment, Health,Assessment, Health Technology,Assessments, Biomedical Technology,Assessments, Health Technology,Assessments, Technology,Biomedical Technology Assessments,Health Technology Assessment,Health Technology Assessments,Technology Assessments,Technology Assessments, Biomedical,Technology Assessments, Health
D017277	Drug Approval	Process that is gone through in order for a drug to receive approval by a government regulatory agency. This includes any required pre-clinical or clinical testing, review, submission, and evaluation of the applications and test results, and post-marketing surveillance of the drug.	Drug Approval Process,New Drug Approval,Food and Drug Administration Drug Approval,Food and Drug Administration Drug Approval Process,New Drug Approval Process,Approval Process, Drug,Approval Processes, Drug,Approval, Drug,Approval, New Drug,Approvals, Drug,Approvals, New Drug,Drug Approval Processes,Drug Approval, New,Drug Approvals,Drug Approvals, New,New Drug Approvals,Process, Drug Approval,Processes, Drug Approval
D018795	Device Approval	Process that is gone through in order for a device to receive approval by a government regulatory agency. This includes any required preclinical or clinical testing, review, submission, and evaluation of the applications and test results, and post-marketing surveillance. It is not restricted to FDA.	Device Approval Process,New Device Approval,Food and Drug Administration Device Approval,Food and Drug Administration Device Approval Process,New Device Approval Process,Approval Process, Device,Approval Processes, Device,Approval, Device,Approval, New Device,Approvals, Device,Approvals, New Device,Device Approval Processes,Device Approval, New,Device Approvals,Device Approvals, New,New Device Approvals,Process, Device Approval,Processes, Device Approval

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