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Laparoscopic surgery device development > Take concepts from nature and apply them to needs > Develop surgical adhesive tape > Avoids difficulties inherent in suturing > Ideal for tightly confined space > NOTES > Endoluminal applications > Scientists mimick gravity-defying pattern > Proof of principle

Monday, March 3, 2008

Will the clinical evaluations show that two segments of intestine can be glued to each other? Will the device provide a good seal that doesn’t leak? Does the concept need more development and incubation?

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Move a device idea from the research phase to the market > Massachusetts medical device industry > Industry-specific support > Innovation Index of the Massachusetts Economy > Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives > Dow Jones VentureSource > Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s John Adams Innovation Institute > Worcester business incubators

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Is Massachusetts a Medtech hub that benefits from industry that has developed there close to all the universities? Is the infrastructure for both the creation of device ideas and the development of device ideas unique to the state of Massachusetts? Why can medical device companies gain a foothold in Massachusetts that they cannot gain elsewhere?

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