Summed Taiwan is a venture capital company aiming to fulfill new unmet needs in the Taiwan medical industry. Disposable endoscopes are a new product with significant market potential, as they solve the cross-contamination issue for traditional reusable endoscopes. The goal of this project is to help Summed Taiwan design a new disposable endoscope product. To realize this goal, the research team carried out a content analysis on endoscope patents, conducted interviews with surgeons, and summarized findings through technical drawings and a patent map. The research team proposed recommendations to assist Summed Taiwan with designing a disposable endoscope.

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Creator

• Xu, Hanwen
• Longo, Aaron
• Chen, Ye

Subject

• Innovation
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 26241
• E-project-072121-200824

Keyword

• Surgery
• Endoscopy
• Medication
• Disposable Endoscope

Advisor

• Du, Wen-Hua
• Rudolph, Jennifer

Year

• 2021

Center

• Taipei, Taiwan Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Summed Taiwan inc

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2021-07-21

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-09-29