Patents on hospital medical and dental equipment (EMHO). Question and answer tool

ABSTRACT

Abstract Purpose: To create a question and answer tool on patents on EMHO. Methods: Was used the Thinking Design methodology divided into four phases Discovery, Definition, Development and Delivery. Discovery Phase Desk research was carried out in SciELO, Pubmed, LILACS, Google and Google Scholar. Once the target audience was selected, the interviews were conducted. Definition Phase the interviewees' difficulties were mapped, on an Excel spreadsheet. Development Phase a brainstorming was conducted with the public interviewed. Delivery Phase the prototype, validation and final elaboration of the tool were made. Results: Discovery Phase 10 inventors were identified and the interviews were carried out. Definition Phase 80% of the interviewees determined lack of information as one of the problems. The main content was defined as the patent process, from the beginning of the idea to the deposit (70%), search for precedence (40%) and informing partners (30%). Development Phase with the brainstorming, the tool type was defined as an interactive site. Delivery Phase a prototype with content framework and an interactive video was presented for validation. After approval, the interactive website was developed, which was made available to the public. Conclusion: A question and answer tool on patents in EMHO was developed.