1. Collaborate to Create: Medical
Devices (c2c:MD)
Building a Medical Device Design and Innovation Collaborative
Degree and Network
Mary Beth Privitera, MDes.
NCIIA
March 22, 2012

2. Acknowledgements!
• MDIEP
• College of Engineering & Applied Science
• Center for Clinical Translational Science &
Training
• The University Hospital
This work was partially funded by NCIIA as well as key industry
partners.

3. Background: MDIEP
• Colleges of…..
– Engineering & Applied Science
– Medicine
– Design, Art, Architecture & Planning
– Business

4. MDIEP Statistics
• 40-50 students participate annually
– Majority biomedical engineering & industrial design
• 35-40 clinical partners support our students
annually
• Complete 8-10 programs concept to feasibility
• Kick-off an additional 15-20 phase 0 – problem
exploration programs
• Largely undergraduate

5. 2011 Accomplishments
• 3rd Place Collegiate Inventors Competition
• 2 provisional patents, 1 converted
• 2 industry sponsored projects transferred
(Proctor & Gamble and AtriCure, Inc.)
• Active license discussion with Acclarent
• Cincinnati Innovates Competition:Ischeban
– Taft Patent Award – patent filed next week!
– Kentucky Ezone Award $2500

6. Good…but we need to grow!
And grow organically!

7. Collaboration
• collaborate to create: medical devices
(C2C:MD)
– Multi-disciplinary working group to facilitate
medial device development across UC
– Formed with CCTST
– Promoting innovative culture: studio models
• Problem based studio
• Solution based studio

8. Forming the working group
• MDIEP leadership
• Department of Emergency Medicine, Director of Research
• Center for Clinical Translational Science & Training: CCHMC
• IP office
• Regulatory
• University Hospital Research Office
• POC-CENT – NIH funded Center for Emerging Neuro-Technologies
• CEAS extended faculty
• Lab Animal Medicine
• Center for Surgical Innovation
• DAAP interested parties: Rapid prototype center, et al

9. In order to grow we needed to
understand who we are….
….and who contributes what regarding
medical devices.

10. We do research. We design.
...but we do it differently!

11. Our practices are linked.

12. ..and we both rely on industry.

13. We had more in common….
….just used different words

14. Can we go bench to bedside
in house???
…how does industry do it?

15. Medical Device Development Process

16. What’s missing on campus?

17. What do we have?

18. Now what?
• How are we going to work together in a
mutually beneficial manner?
• What programs can we implement or
support?
• Can c2c:MD act as a culture catalyst
towards innovative thinking?

19. Results….
• UG/G programs firmly linked in medical
device development
• New Graduate Programs
– MEng, MS Clinical and Translational Science

20. Results…
• Collaboration Agreement- All parties sign
– Shared equity
– Intellectual property
– Disclosure
– Use of Equipment & facilities
– Funding
– Commercialization Support

21. Culture Shift Efforts: Studios
• Problem Studio
– Purpose to bring community together to
discuss problems in a clinical space with
those who can solve them.
• Solution Studio
– A focused studio on one specific problem with
select ‘problem owners’ intended to provide a
deep dive creative problem solving session.

22. Tangible Results
• MDIEP UG efforts bolstered by increased clinical
immersion & interaction
– ‘do it or mDIEp’ presentations held at COM- access
open to studio participants
• 3 problem studios generating 10-15 avenues/per
studio for students to follow
• Open culture of improvement within hospital
being demonstrated by traditionally accepting
clinical staff

23. Thanks! Questions?
This work would not be possible without:
Drs. Chris Lindsell, Bala Haridas & Fred Beyette
They are great colleagues & friends