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好的医疗护理。该提案旨在利用亚特兰大合作机构能力的深度和广度，组建亚特兰大儿科设备联盟，目的是增加儿童设备的开发和生产，以改善他们的健康。儿童医院是全国最大的综合护理儿科医院系统。儿童医院与埃默里大学和佐治亚理工学院工程学院合作，对涵盖医疗保健连续体的儿科研究进行了投资。重要的是，儿童医院、埃默里大学和佐治亚理工学院率先开发了专门针对儿童需求的新型设备。该联盟将通过正式化佐治亚理工学院生物医学工程与科学转化研究所（TRIBES）之间的现有关系来实现其目标，该研究所重点关注对产生商业产品的工程系统的需求；全球医疗创新中心，设计和生产符合良好制造规范的原型；以及圣约瑟夫转化研究所经过良好实验室规范认证的大型动物设施。 联盟机构将与美国国立卫生研究院资助的亚特兰大临床转化科学研究所合作，为首次儿童测试和临床提供场所 评估。具体目标包括：提供一系列服务来识别新技术、确定商业化开发计划以及与联盟中心合作协助执行。其他目标包括建立一个临床咨询委员会来评估拟议设备的科学和医学价值；提供产生外部资金的机制；培养一支由临床医生、科学家和工程师组成的骨干队伍，了解儿童设备设计和实施的要求。拟议的五个项目旨在展示该联盟识别、开发和商业化儿科设备的能力。将仔细审查产品开发途径以确保临床实用性。最后，该联盟将提供教育机会，在医疗保健服务的重要方面对学生、临床医生和企业家进行培训。