2021
DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2021/8399
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Orthopaedic device innovation in South Africa: A study of patenting activity

Abstract: We assessed knowledge development and exchange among actors who patent orthopaedic devices in South Africa over the period 2000–2015. A social network analysis was performed on bibliometric data using co-inventorship on patents as an indicator of collaboration between different organisations, with a focus on the spatial and sectoral contexts. Network metrics and innovation system indices are used to describe knowledge development and exchange. The results show that university, healthcare and industry organisat… Show more

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“…While healthcare actors are central to orthopaedic device development, they lack supportive institutions. This may be a deterrent to innovation by clinicians; however, a favourable pathway for healthcare actors to get their product to market -by serving as consultants to industry -was identified in the patent-collaboration networks [17].…”
Section: Discussion Conclusion and Policy Implicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…While healthcare actors are central to orthopaedic device development, they lack supportive institutions. This may be a deterrent to innovation by clinicians; however, a favourable pathway for healthcare actors to get their product to market -by serving as consultants to industry -was identified in the patent-collaboration networks [17].…”
Section: Discussion Conclusion and Policy Implicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The case study's design drew from the theory on case selection, field study design, data analysis and validity, and shaping hypothesis from Eisenhardt [13], Yin [14], and Gibbert [15] and from the mixed method study approach of Lander [3]. The case population -i.e., relevant actors -had previously been identified through actor-collaboration networks based on scientific publications [16] and patents [17]. Two cases were examined:…”
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confidence: 99%
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