Atlanta Pediatric Device Consortium

亚特兰大儿科设备联盟

• 批准号: 8265429
• 负责人: Barbara D. Boyan
• 金额: $ 90万
• 依托单位: GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8265429
• 关键词: Atlanta; Pediatric; Device; Consortium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal is to provide the best medical care possible for our pediatric population. This proposal aims to take advantage of the depth and breadth of capabilities at Atlanta's partnering institutions to form the Atlanta Pediatric Device Consortium, with the purpose of increasing the development and production of devices for children that will improve their health. Children's is the nation's largest comprehensive-care pediatric hospital system. In partnership with Emory University and Georgia Tech's College of Engineering, Children's has made an investment in pediatric research that spans the healthcare continuum. Importantly, Children's, Emory and Georgia Tech have pioneered novel device development that is specifically oriented towards the needs of children. The consortium will achieve its goals by formalizing existing relationships between the Georgia Tech Translational Research Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Science (TRIBES), which focuses on the need for engineering systems that results in commercial products; the Global Center for Medical Innovation, which designs and produces Good Manufacturing Practices-manufactured prototypes; and the Good Laboratory Practices-certified large animal facility at St. Joseph's Translational Research Institute. Consortium institutions will partner with the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Atlanta Clinical Translational Science Institute, providing a venue for first-in-child testing and clinical assessments. Specific aims include: providing access to a continuum of services for identifying novel technologies, determining a development plan for commercialization, and partnering with consortium centers to assist with execution. Other goals include establishing a clinical advisory board to assess the scientific and medical merit of proposed devices; providing a mechanism for generating external funding; and developing a cadre of clinicians, scientists, and engineers with an understanding of the requirements for design and implementation of devices for children. Five projects are proposed to demonstrate the consortium's ability to identify, develop, and commercialize pediatric devices. The product development pathway will be scrutinized to ensure clinical utility. Finally, the consortium will provide educational opportunities to train students, clinicians and entrepreneurs in the important aspect of health care delivery.

描述（由申请人提供）： 总体目标是为我们的儿科人群提供最佳的医疗服务。该提案旨在利用亚特兰大合作机构的能力深度和广度，以组建亚特兰大儿科设备财团，目的是增加为儿童的开发和生产，以改善他们的健康。儿童是美国最大的综合儿科医院系统。与埃默里大学（Emory University）和佐治亚理工学院（Georgia Tech）的工程学院合作，儿童已经对跨越医疗保健连续体的儿科研究进行了投资。重要的是，儿童，埃默里（Emory）和佐治亚理工学院（Georgia Tech）率先开发了新的设备开发，这些设备开发针对儿童的需求。该财团将通过正式化佐治亚州技术转化研究所生物医学工程与科学研究所（部落）之间的现有关系来实现其目标，该研究所的重点是对产生商业产品的工程系统的需求；全球医学创新中心，设计和生产良好的制造实践制造原型；以及良好的实验室实践在圣约瑟夫转化研究所认证的大型动物设施。 财团机构将与美国国立卫生研究院赞助的亚特兰大临床转化科学学院合作，为第一阶段的测试和临床提供场地 评估。具体目标包括：提供访问连续的服务，以识别新型技术，确定商业化的开发计划，并与财团中心合作以协助执行。其他目标包括建立临床咨询委员会，以评估拟议设备的科学和医学优点；提供产生外部资金的机制；并开发了一群临床医生，科学家和工程师的干部，并了解了设计和实施儿童设备的要求。提出了五个项目，以证明该财团识别，开发和商业化小儿设备的能力。产品开发途径将进行审查，以确保临床实用性。最后，该财团将在医疗保健提供的重要方面为学生，临床医生和企业家培训教育机会。