Applied ResearchThe Applied Research phase will evaluate the potential for success based on the information gathered at the early stage of the project. Activities during this phase may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Pre-Development PhaseActivities during this phase may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Development & Pre-Production PhaseThe goal of this phase is the generation of Design Outputs that satisfy the requirements as defined in the Product and Engineering Specifications. Activities during this phase may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Manufacturing & CommercializationThe goal of this phase is to ensure that the device design is correctly translated into production specifications. The following requirements must be addressed during this phase.
Concept PhaseThis phase considers all of the tasks relevant to identify the idea, develop it sufficiently to project customer fitness and medical benefit, understand and forecast business implications, consideration of patent and legal issues. The out-put of this exercise is to generate a Product Specification, detailing the intended use of the product, biocompatibility, sterility, shelf life, packaging, labeling, regulatory, user and patient requirements as well as reviewing market opportunities.