Not sure whether to attend??? Take a look back at October’s successful Health Hack – Rehabilitation Technologies.
Theme: Frugal Innovation in Surgery
Date: Thursday 18th & Friday 19th January 2018
Location: Bradfield Centre (Thursday) & Trinity Centre (Friday), Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge
Programme: Click here to view further details
Register: Click here
Overview: Second in a series of three the Medtech Accelerator Health Hack workshops are designed to engage a wide community of stakeholders, focused on stimulating innovation within the NHS, through the identification and development of innovative new products and services with the potential to meet unmet clinical needs and generate commercial benefit.
There is increasing pressure on surgical services, the cost of delivering surgery and patient waiting times. Theatres and intensive care staff provide a vital role supporting all surgical activity across a range of elective, trauma, emergency and day care procedures. We are seeking medical technologies that result in dramatically lower-cost products and services within the theatres, anaesthesia and critical care setting but without comprising quality (by adopting approaches such as frugal innovation).
Some examples of the technology ideas we are looking for Idea Owners to bring to the event, for illustrative purposes only, are shown below:
- New medical devices: novel design ideas for catheters, tubes, pumps, endoscopes, sutures, forceps, dressings, implants, retractors, specula and other devices that could be used in surgical setting in addressing unmet clinical needs.
- Digital tools: mobile apps, software, IT platforms that help produce more efficient, less labour intensive and more cost-effective methods to complete surgical procedures. Use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and augmented reality (AR). Telesurgery platforms that allow surgeons to lead or help with operations remotely in real time.
- Medical equipment: surgical lights, operating table accessories, patient positioning & support systems, anaesthesia apparatus, next generation surgical robotic systems, diagnostic equipment and surgical waste disposal units.
- Surgical training & simulation tools: use of virtual reality (VR) tools and 3D printing for training and personalised pre-procedural planning.
- Wearable technology: Use of sensor technology for patient monitoring before, during and/or after surgery to improve surgical outcomes.
Further Information and Booking Details:
- Further information on the latest Hack will be appearing on the Medtech Accelerator website over the coming weeks.
- **Click here to register**.
- Click here to download the Health Hack flyer
Contact Us
If you have any questions concerning the Medtech Accelerator Health Hack, would like further information or have an idea you would like to discuss, please call 01223 928040 or email enquiries@medtechaccelerator.co.uk.
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Previous Hacks
View details of the first Health Hack – Rehabilitation Technology which took place in late October.