By Fritz Klantschi
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On November 14, 2018 Powley & Gibson, P.C. in partnership with Surgical Design Professionals (“SDP,” http://surgicaldesignprofessionals.com), hosted a group of physicians at Powley & Gibson’s offices at 304 Hudson Street, Suite 305, New York, NY for an evening discussion on the design, manufacture, patenting and marketing of surgical devices. Powley & Gibson is a full service IP law firm with extensive experience in all facets of establishing, maintaining and protecting comprehensive patent portfolios. Surgical Design Professionals guides the invention process for medical professionals, from concept to product, all while allowing the inventor to retain control and ownership of their invention. SDP has assembled a carefully vetted design and production team that includes medical professionals, as well as engineering, design and prototyping services. Together with the intellectual property expertise of the attorneys at Powley & Gibson, SDP aims to facilitate the invention process for medical professionals.
Dr. Kenneth McCulloch from SDP and Robert Powley introduced their respective companies to the attendees and provided an overview of the process by which ideas related to medical instruments can be turned into patented products. The introduction was followed by a robust question and answer session wherein the doctors in attendance spoke about their potential ideas for medical instruments that would improve surgical outcomes and minimize complications and SDP and Powley & Gibson advising how to bring such ideas to fruition by creation of a protectable, patentable design.