GAITS wheel: Guidance and Impact Tracking System

The GAITS wheel depicts the medical technology innovation cycle, breaking down the innovation and commercialization process into 10 stages with 4 functions across the stages. Innovators can use the GAITS wheel to assess where they are at in the process for their innovation, and find resources to help them accomplish the function-specific objectives at a given stage.

Check out this checklist of activities for a list view of what tasks a medical technology innovation team should be focused on given their focus and stage of innovation.

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clinical

The clinical pillar covers activities like the unmet need statement, disease state characterization, and getting feedback from clinical stakeholders.

market

When focusing on the market / business pillar, innovators assess the competitive landscape, get familiar with reimbursement options, and develop a business model.

regulatory

Innovators need to be familiar with regulatory guidelines and processes before they can move forward with testing and commercializing their medical technology.

technology

Throughout the innovation process, innovators must be careful that a technology that works in a lab can then be manufactured for commercialization.

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