From Idea to Impact: Medical Device Innovation Bootcamp by Tonex
Medical device innovation is the engine behind life-saving solutions—from wearable diagnostics to surgical robotics. This 2-day bootcamp is designed to simulate the innovation journey: from identifying meaningful clinical problems to designing viable medical devices and planning a path to real-world impact.
Participants will apply design thinking and rapid ideation techniques to address systemic challenges in healthcare and understand what it takes to move a device from concept to clinic. Through collaborative, hands-on learning, attendees will gain practical insight into user-centered design, prototyping, and clinical adoption pathways.
What You’ll Learn:
- Foundations of medical device design thinking
- Key steps from concept to clinical adoption
- Human-centered innovation in healthcare
- Design constraints: clinical, regulatory, and ethical
- Communicating and pitching medical innovations effectively
Course Modules:
Day 1 – Inspiration and Ideation
- Session 1: Introduction to Medical Device Innovation
- Session 2: The Healthcare System as a Design Challenge
- Session 3: Design Thinking in Health Innovation
- Session 4: Uncovering Real Needs: User and Stakeholder Mapping
- Workshop: Design Sprint 1 – Ideate and Storyboard a Device Concept
Day 2 – Prototyping and Path to Adoption
- Session 5: From Idea to Prototype: Form, Function & Feedback
- Session 6: Pathways to Clinical Use: Trials, FDA, and Beyond
- Session 7: Presenting Value: Clinical, Business, and Patient Impact
- Session 8: Final Team Presentations and Peer Review
- Workshop: Design Sprint 2 – Build, Refine, and Pitch
Key Features:
- Team-based prototyping and storytelling
- Real-world healthcare case studies
- Tonex Innovation Canvas & device sketching templates
- Demo-style final presentations with expert feedback
- Certificate of completion for participants
Who Should Attend:
- Junior engineers and aspiring medtech professionals
- Biomedical students and interns in R&D environments
- Clinical innovators and health-focused entrepreneurs
- Corporate teams launching medtech or wellness devices
- University innovation clubs and hackathon participants
Optional Add-Ons
- Capstone-style extension with physical prototyping
- Mentorship from medtech entrepreneurs or clinicians