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Pros & Cons of Being a Physician turned MedTech Inventor

Global Medical Device Podcast · 13 Apr 2021 · 49m · Episode 195

What this episode covers

Dr. Amy Baxter, CEO and founder of Pain Care Labs, discusses her journey from emergency physician to MedTech inventor, detailing the creation of Buzzy® and VibraCool® devices to manage pain without opioids. She explains how her clinical observations led to combining cold therapy with mechanical stimulation, navigating the rigorous ISO 13485 regulatory process and securing NIH SBIR funding to bring the products to market. Baxter advises physician inventors to fall in love with the problem rather than the solution, emphasizing the importance of understanding regulatory pathways, branding, and avoiding unnecessary NDAs. The episode highlights the specific challenges of developing pain management devices, including subjective efficacy metrics and the long timeline from prototype to commercial launch.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Pain Care Labs, Greenlight Guru, GCMI, Mayday Foundation, NIH, Cook
Products
Buzzy, VibraCool, Melker Emergency Cricothyroidotomy Catheter
Also
Shark Tank

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