ABSTRACT
From feasibility to development Some medical device manufacturers have difficulty determining when the feasibility phase or the R & D phase of a project ends and the developmental stage begins. Remember, a Product Initiation Request form or similar document is typically used to kick off the feasibility or research stage of the development process. This document allows R & D to play around with the concept and try to figure out if the product is even a viable one. Even in industrial research there are unknowns and certain fundamental facts that need to be studied, quantified, and explained before anyone should even think about developing a new product. The research or the feasibility stage should also be used to decide whether a business opportunity even exists.
