Translating medical device innovations to market - a Ugandan perspective
Abstract There is a disparity between low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs) in translating medical device innovations to the market, affecting health care service delivery. Whereas medical technologies developed in HICs face substantial challenges in getting to the...
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| author | Brian Matovu Jackline Winfred Baluka Mercy Takuwa Lucy Kevin Namuli Charles Norman Mpaata Julius Mugaga Benedict Mulindwa Racheal Nalwoga Maria K Wolters Robert Tamale Ssekitoleko |
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| description | Abstract There is a disparity between low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs) in translating medical device innovations to the market, affecting health care service delivery. Whereas medical technologies developed in HICs face substantial challenges in getting to the bedside, there are at least clear pathways in most of the major markets, such as the UK, the EU, and the USA. Much less is known about the challenges that innovators of medical technologies face in LMICs. The aim of this study was to map out current bottlenecks in medical device innovation in Uganda, a LMIC in Sub-Saharan East Africa. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using a digital questionnaire. Twenty-one individuals completed the questionnaire, with the majority being medical device innovators (n = 12). Only one of these had undertaken all the innovation stages, up to clinical validation. Very few innovators had established companies, and/or acquired intellectual property. It is evident from similar studies that challenges in medical device translations are multidimensional, and hence interdisciplinary collaborations are key to accelerating translation processes, especially for LMICs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2385e4b028349a89e160c5ebd9b9bd22023-11-19T12:16:15ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002023-10-011611510.1186/s13104-023-06541-6Translating medical device innovations to market - a Ugandan perspectiveBrian Matovu0Jackline Winfred Baluka1Mercy Takuwa2Lucy Kevin Namuli3Charles Norman Mpaata4Julius Mugaga5Benedict Mulindwa6Racheal Nalwoga7Maria K Wolters8Robert Tamale Ssekitoleko9Biomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityBiomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityBiomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityBiomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityBiomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityBiomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityBiomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityBiomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityInstitute of Design Informatics, School of Informatics, University of EdinburghBiomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityAbstract There is a disparity between low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs) in translating medical device innovations to the market, affecting health care service delivery. Whereas medical technologies developed in HICs face substantial challenges in getting to the bedside, there are at least clear pathways in most of the major markets, such as the UK, the EU, and the USA. Much less is known about the challenges that innovators of medical technologies face in LMICs. The aim of this study was to map out current bottlenecks in medical device innovation in Uganda, a LMIC in Sub-Saharan East Africa. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using a digital questionnaire. Twenty-one individuals completed the questionnaire, with the majority being medical device innovators (n = 12). Only one of these had undertaken all the innovation stages, up to clinical validation. Very few innovators had established companies, and/or acquired intellectual property. It is evident from similar studies that challenges in medical device translations are multidimensional, and hence interdisciplinary collaborations are key to accelerating translation processes, especially for LMICs.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06541-6Medical devicesMedical device innovationMedical device translationMedical device regulationTranslational pathwaysInterdisciplinary collaborations |
| spellingShingle | Brian Matovu Jackline Winfred Baluka Mercy Takuwa Lucy Kevin Namuli Charles Norman Mpaata Julius Mugaga Benedict Mulindwa Racheal Nalwoga Maria K Wolters Robert Tamale Ssekitoleko Translating medical device innovations to market - a Ugandan perspective BMC Research Notes Medical devices Medical device innovation Medical device translation Medical device regulation Translational pathways Interdisciplinary collaborations |
| title | Translating medical device innovations to market - a Ugandan perspective |
| title_full | Translating medical device innovations to market - a Ugandan perspective |
| title_fullStr | Translating medical device innovations to market - a Ugandan perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Translating medical device innovations to market - a Ugandan perspective |
| title_short | Translating medical device innovations to market - a Ugandan perspective |
| title_sort | translating medical device innovations to market a ugandan perspective |
| topic | Medical devices Medical device innovation Medical device translation Medical device regulation Translational pathways Interdisciplinary collaborations |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06541-6 |
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