Course Objectives

• Provide experience in the design of devices, instruments or experimental apparatus related to biomedical applications or research
• Introduce issues and strategies for considering ethical impact of biomedical research, devices, and treatments on individuals, industries and society
• Introduce tools and terminology required to consider economic factors related to biomedical design, including cost, labor, marketing, overhead, and budgets
• Introduce strategies and techniques to inspire and accommodate creative problem-solving
• Provide experience in project planning and management, including teamwork strategies
• Provide experience in technical communication (both oral and written)
• Provide experience in creating detailed fabrication instructions - mechanical drawings, circuit diagrams, experimental protocols, etc.
• Introduce regulatory issues important in biomedical devices, ex: FDA, UL, ISO 9000
• Introduce procedures for considering patent applications, including documentation
• Introduce issues related to safety and product liability, workplace safety, biohazards
• Provide experience integrating mechanical, electrical, optical and chemical engineering techniques with biomedical issues and requirements
• Provide experience defining design requirements and distinguishing them from desirable, but not necessary features
• Provide experience manufacturing prototype biomedical devices