Du Preez, WBRichter, PWHope, D2007-08-032007-08-032006-11Du Preez, WB, Richter, PW and Hope, D. 2006. Product development lessons from the Eyeborn experience. 7th Annual International Conference on Competitive Tooling of the Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa (RAPDASA), 1-3 November, 2006, 13phttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/1079Eyeborn is an innovative hydroxyapatite orbital implant used to replace the eyeball of a patient who has lost an eye. A prosthetic eye cap is fitted on the front of the Eyeborn implant, restoring the patient's appearance and improving his quality of life. This paper shares some of the lessons learnt during the development of the Eyeborn implant and the technology transfer to a South African SME, Cerdak (Pty) Ltd. Aspects such as the concurrent engineering approach , which required early involvement of all players, resulted in continuous inputs of medical experts Other activities such as clinical trials, patenting, development of the commercialisation model, identification of a marketing company and a manufacturer, accessing funding and contracting were planned well in advance.enProsthesisCollaborating expertsMedical devicesImplantsProduct developmentProject planningConference PresentationDu Preez, W., Richter, P., & Hope, D. (2006). Product development lessons from the Eyeborn experience. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1079Du Preez, WB, PW Richter, and D Hope. "Product development lessons from the Eyeborn experience." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1079Du Preez W, Richter P, Hope D, Product development lessons from the Eyeborn experience; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1079 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Du Preez, WB AU - Richter, PW AU - Hope, D AB - Eyeborn is an innovative hydroxyapatite orbital implant used to replace the eyeball of a patient who has lost an eye. A prosthetic eye cap is fitted on the front of the Eyeborn implant, restoring the patient's appearance and improving his quality of life. This paper shares some of the lessons learnt during the development of the Eyeborn implant and the technology transfer to a South African SME, Cerdak (Pty) Ltd. Aspects such as the concurrent engineering approach , which required early involvement of all players, resulted in continuous inputs of medical experts Other activities such as clinical trials, patenting, development of the commercialisation model, identification of a marketing company and a manufacturer, accessing funding and contracting were planned well in advance. DA - 2006-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Prosthesis KW - Collaborating experts KW - Medical devices KW - Implants KW - Product development KW - Project planning LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - Product development lessons from the Eyeborn experience TI - Product development lessons from the Eyeborn experience UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1079 ER -