title: The future of academic innovation in the field of medical devices: is innovation still possible in orthopedics?
abstract: Academic research is essential to bring disruptive innovation on medical devices market because the risk-taking is too high for companies and their investors. Performing clinical trials is essential to technical files but no one wants to accept responsibility for implanted off-label devices. The paper explains the academic process for innovation. We see that academic research depends, at the end, on the motivation of companies to develop a product. The key to innovation stands in the early collaboration between the surgeons, the research teams and the companies in a project. Innovation is a good idea supported by the expertise of the right people at the right moment. In orthopaedics, we need, more than ever, to stay focused on the patient benefits.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatric Orthopedics , Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble Alpes University, TIMC - IMAG - SPM , Grenoble , France.
authors.forename: Aurélien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Courvoisier
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D006801:Humans; D062069:Inventions; D009985:Orthopedics; D012106:Research; D014495:Universities
keywords: EU-market; FDA; Medical device; academic research; innovation; orthopaedics; regulation