Optovent-from the academic prototype to an industrial product

This is a guide for how to transubstantiate clever medical oriented inventions into useful profitmaking products. The term profit is used for the monetary as well as other gains made by all involved parties, the inventor, the medical oriented technical scientist, the medical researchers, the clinical profession, the hospital administration, the politicians, the investors and the ultimate user: THE PATIENT. A successful venture is characterized by the innovations potential to satisfy each of the involved parties i.e. generate profit at every moment from its conception till its full scale industrial success. A successful failure is the immediate abortion of further work if the invention not produce the profit that's required. This paper elaborates on the critical milestones for medical ventures using the OPTOVENT respiratory rate monitor as an example.