BME100 f2016:Group5 W8AM L1

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Health Care Issue

Addison's Disease: A disorder in which the adrenal glands don't produce enough hormones.



Competitors

Advantages
The only treatment for Addison's disease are Oral corticosteroids and Corticosteroid injections


Disadvantages
Addison's disease is a very rare disease so we would be short on demand, current treatments have to take a dosage throughout the day everyday.




Customer Validation

Patient
People with Addison's Disease

Payer
Insurance companies

Physician
Endocrinologists

Provider
Hospitals and or doctors offices

Purchaser

large drug companies such as: Pfizer, Novartis, and Roche

IP Position

Patent Landscape- there will be others with similar patents so we won't own the space.

IP Risks- other back braces are available


Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title

US20050158302A1 * 1998-02-27 2005-07-21 General Hospital Corporation Methods for diagnosing and treating autoimmune disease

US9005241B2 2008-02-18 2015-04-14 Covidien Lp Means and method for reversibly connecting a patch to a patch deployment device

US8317808B2 2008-02-18 2012-11-27 Covidien Lp Device and method for rolling and inserting a prosthetic patch into a body cavity


Citations

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20020106689A1/en?q=addison%27s+disease

https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2004069866A1/en?q=addison%27s+disease

Fundability Worksheet Scores

Competitors
Score: 2

Customer Validation
Score: 2

IP Position

Score: 1