Your idea, Our care

1. Your idea, Our care experiences of an innovation programme in a regional hospital A project of: Platform Medical Technology, Syntens, Jeroen Bosch Hospital and Municipality ‘s-Hertogenbosch 2005-2006

2. Jan Rietsema, Ph.D. Agenda • Project set-up • Cases • Methodology • Conclusions

3. Rationale • Less than 5% of the potentially successful ideas in non-profit organisations ever reach the state of commercialisation. • Focus is on the core business, not on innovation. • Management should stimulate innovation and make resources available

4. Goals • Identification/scouting of usefull business opportunities that are not yet commercialised • Matching of usefull ideas to regional SME’s

5. Awareness • Presentation of the project to medical staff • News items in internal magazines • Letter from hospital management

6. Set-up (1) • Design an interview protocol • Make appointments • 1st Interviews (40x) • Explore and converge results (selection) • 2nd Interviews (in depth) (20x) • Re-framing and patent search

7. Set-up (2) • Selection after 1st interviews • Not from 40, but from 200 to 20 ideas • Relevant for society • Commitment medical doctor • Independent opinion • In depth interviews together with Syntens • Selection of 4 out of 20 together for successful implementation • Matching selected ideas to SME’s • Report

8. Case:Leakage detection • Nocturne dialysis since 2005 • Increasing quality of life • Less medication • More comfort and time saving for patient • For better sleep conditions, the nurse is not in the same room • Leakage of shunt is not detected immediately • Bedwetting alarm

9. Innovation-potential • Current solution is not hygienic, complex, not comfortable and the battery can be low. • Problem is recognised by other dialysis hospitals • Important is the confidence of the patient • Market is growing; in Nl number of hospitals is increasing to 20 @20 patients * 3 times/week dialysis • Other applications are possible: drip, food pump, etc.

10. The idea • Moisture sensor integrated in sticking plaster, that is used for the fixation of the blood hose • Disposable product

11. Innovation team • Dirinco, Rosmalen: specialist inextra corporal blood treatment • Dialysis department of JBZ • Manufacturer of sticking plaster (e.g.. 3M) • Sensor application development • Contacts with TNO about disposable moisture sensor

12. Monika • Software tool • Registration and monitoring of ideas for improvement, complaints, and defects, oriented towards improvement of the quality level. • Monika offers: • Easy registration • Complete registration • Stimulates fast feedback • Short response time • Accessible from each workstation • Registration in central database

13. Innovation-potential • Quality is a hot item • Certifying organisation is enthousiastic and confirms unique elements • Connection with current developments of Infoland

14. Innovation team • Infoland, VeldhovenInfoland Quality solutions developsspecialised web based software forsupport of quality systems • Quality manager of Lab.

15. Arm at the operating table • Dilemma of anesthesiologist en surgeon. • Anaesthesiologist: arms of patient in crucifix position • Surgeon: arms of patient along the body • Arm often along the body at table-side • Result: arm drops off the table, or plexus lesion through squeezing. • Polstered arm support at the operatingtable

16. Innovation-potential • Arm support is annoying for surgeon • Number of minimal invasive surgeries is increasing: arm more often along the body • Solution avoids plexus lesion • Arm fixed to the body of the patient • Solution provides also guidance for leads and wires • “sleeve” at the surgical drape

17. Innovationteam • Medica Europe, Oss • Dr. Eissens, anaesthesiologist

18. Methodology (1) • Basic assumptions for innovation accelerator: • Solution for a relevant problem • Value for SME • Commitment group of professional • Half solutions • Reduce risk for SME

19. Methodology (2) • Project Goals • Creating a connection between medical professionals and SME’s • Regional implementation / global market

20. Methodology (3) • Participants • Project partners • Building a strong consortium • Idea-owners • To be interviewed • Regional SME • Interested parties

21. Methodology (4) • Preparations • Creation of awareness in hospital • Interview structure • Interviewers • Implementation • Avalanche principal • Inventarisation phase • Going deeply into problems • Innovation teams

22. Methodology (5) • Finally • Patent search and IP appointments • Match between idea and SME • Building innovationteam, closed innovation • Contacts with knowledge institutes for state-of-the-art applications

23. Problemdefinition Weak Strong RW RS Solution direction Wrong Right WW WS 4 potentially sucessfull matches between ideas and SME 40 interviews 20 in depth interviewsrelevance for society 0 +++ 0 +++ Match with direction of the solutionand Syntens’ criteria for SME Ideas that are already commercially available

24. Conclusions • Collaboration and excitement • Many problems, only a few “half solutions” • Many ideas: time consuming • Selection • 4 innovation teams • Not selected ideas • Proved attraction for regional SME’s

25. Recommendations • Starting moment • Access to interviewees • Short time frame, innovation goes fast • Indirect activities • Qualified interviewers

26. Innovation Accelerator in the Jeroen Bosch Hospital Thank You