Patent productivity among academic plastic surgeons in the United States over 20 years
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Academic plastic surgeons are innovating, with 7% holding patents. Innovation is concentrated in specific US programs, and surgeons at all career stages can pursue patents.
Area Of Science
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Biomedical engineering
- Intellectual property in medicine
Background
- Innovation is crucial in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Patents serve as a metric for measuring innovation.
- Understanding patent productivity among academic plastic surgeons is key.
Purpose Of The Study
- To quantify patent productivity in the careers of academic plastic surgeons.
- To identify factors influencing patent generation in plastic surgery.
- To map the landscape of innovation within academic plastic surgery programs.
Main Methods
- Searched Google Patents for faculty at US academic medical centers with integrated plastic surgery residencies.
- Included active or pending patents related to fundamental clinical or basic science areas.
- Analyzed patent data from inception through April 2024 for 977 surgeons across 89 programs.
Main Results
- 191 active/pending patents were identified from 68 (7.0%) surgeons.
- Patent productivity was concentrated, with 50% held by four universities.
- Patent numbers did not correlate with time since board certification but did correlate with program-level patent activity.
Conclusions
- Plastic surgery continues to be an innovative field.
- Surgeons at all career stages can engage in patenting.
- Specific US academic centers are hubs for plastic surgery innovation.
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