John Allen Pacey

Life-Changing Medical Invention

Build a Successful Enterprise and a New World

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Produktbeschreibung

In Life-Changing Medical Invention, Dr. John Allen Pacey offers insight into the high-impact world of operating room innovation. Physicians today have the opportunity to revolutionize the healthcare industry by inventing new medical platforms to improve patient care and reduce costs. As a Vascular and General Surgeon himself, Dr. Pacey brings 15 years of innovative experience, having guided the invention of 33 GlideScope variants and 6 aperture video retractor variants for surgeons as well as the invention of supportive tools. You'll learn about... - Passion and life-changing "Eureka" moments experienced by great inventors. - Creating an idea is followed by a ten-plus-year period of "execution" during which one must entrain money, great people, and build a new world for all. - The profound importance of "Mentoring" and "Know thy Customer". - Planning unique invention to avoid "me too" ideas that fail to add value. - Learning how to create a " Blue Ocean Opportunity" and sell to real customers for real money so that you can exploit your passion further. > "valley of death" and benefit of persistence to "never surrender". If you are a physician with a patentable idea or a student hoping to become an inventor, this book will provide examples of those who persisted and won.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Advantage Media Group, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781599326665
• ISBN-10: 1599326663
• Artikelnr.: 43161137

Autorenporträt

DR. JOHN ALLEN PACEY, MD, FRCSC is an honorary professor of anesthesia, UBC medical school, due to his contributions to difficult airway management and the science of anesthesiology. He is the ex-president of Verathon Medical Canada and cofounder of Saturn Biomedical Systems.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Journey Inventors and Innovation: Why Do They Do It? The Physician Inventor: Dreamer, Missionary, or Genius? Biotech Inventors The Invention of the GlideScope Excellent Medical Inventors Dr. Archie Brain: Prototyping to Excellence
Development of the Laryngeal Mask Airway and the SGA Category Muhammed Nasir: Learning to Operate in the Red Ocean Thomas Fogarty: Inventor, Educator, and Thought Leader James Helliwell: Start with a Simple Need
To Improve the Consistency, Availability, and Safety of Existing Drugs Dr Al Chin: How to Innovate Fredrick H. Moll, Cofounder of Intuitive Medical and da Vinci Developer Machan/Hunter: The Angiotech Story Dr. Gary Michelson: A Lesson of a Different Kind Ideas and Their Development The Master Problem List Intellectual Property Building a Company The Big Picture Company Requirements for Excellence in Business Processes Sales: The Final Common Pathway Hiring
The Army of the Willing
Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1 The Perfect Medical Product Checklist Appendix 2