Abstract:Objective To analysis the constraint factors in the process of patent transformation of medical devices. Methods From March to July 2019, questionnaires were issued to patent holders, technical backbone of patent transformation enterprises (including incubation enterprises) and investment fund practitioners in 5 academic groups and 4 enterprises. The factors affecting the transformation platform and technology involved in the patent transformation of medical devices, the unit transformation environment, the difficulty of obtaining the patent product registration certificate, the capital situation, and the sales channels were investigated, and the data were sorted out to get the question outline. According to the judgment sampling method, 31 people from the above three categories were selected for interview, and the sequence of patent transformation process and force field analysis were used for analysis. Results A total of 170 questionnaires were issued and 158 valid answers were received. The problem focuses on high annual patent fee, difficulty in obtaining patent product registration certificate, lack of funds; lack of conversion conditions, poor sales, etc. Fifteen persons think the patent maintenance cost is higher, 15 persons lack of conversion platform and technology, 8 persons failing to crack down on counterfeit products, 5 persons whose products are not covered by the insurance, 5 persons with signature change of high quality patent, 4 persons with long time and high cost to obtain product production qualification, 4 people early participation in the fund withdrew. Conclusion For the successful transformation of medical device patents, it is necessary to improve the quality of patents and introduce various policies conducive to the transformation based on the experience of developed countries.