EML 4585  DESIGN OF BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES

Fall 2003

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INSTRUCTOR:           Richard T. Schoephoerster

OFFICE:                      EAS 2600                    PHONE:  348-3722

EMAIL:                       schoepho@fiu.edu

Class Description: This course will cover the engineering design of the human body and of the devices used for artificial replacement of organs or systems.  The class will not follow any particular text, but material will be covered from a variety of references listed below as well as current journal articles.  The material covered can be divided into three parts:

                   1) Concepts of Engineering Design

                   2) Concepts of Biomedical Engineering Design

                   3) Application of design principles to human and artificial systems:

                            a) skeletal and muscular

                            b) circulatory

                            c) respiratory

                            d) renal

Course Objectives: This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to systems and devices used in the biomedical industry and the basic principles of their design.  It is meant to offer the students an application in the biomedical area to the basic theory developed in the lower level course work, as well as an opportunity to learn basic steps and processes involved in engineering design as it specifically applies to biomedical problems.

      By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1.      Apply the principles of engineering design from recognition of need to a fully-tested product.

2.      Organize and manage a design project and work effectively in a team to complete the project.

3.      Incorporate biocompatibility, regulatory issues, and other considerations and constraints pertinent to medical devices, into the design process.

4.      Apply knowledge of natural physiological systems to the design of their replacements, and to devise means to overcome constraints in doing so.

5.      Communicate items 1 through 4 in written, oral, and graphical form.

POINTS DISTRIBUTION:        Class Participation                                   10%

                                                   Interim Assignments                                 10%

                                                   Design Project Proposal                          25%

                                                   Design Project Final Report                     25% 

                                                   Design Project Presentation                     5%

                                                   Final Exam                                              25%

TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE

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PERIOD                                                    TOPIC

1                                Engineering Design

2                                Creativity and Innovation (Dr. George Shepeard)

3                                continued

4                                Introduction to QSR and Design Controls

5                                Project Management

6                                Biocompatibility

7                                continued

8                                Natural Design of the human skeletal and muscular systems

9                                Properties of bone, tendon, cartilage

10                            Joint kinematics and kinetics, motion analysis

11                            Joint and bone implants - fixation devices, hip and knee joints

12                            Natural Design of the human circulatory system

13                            Cardiovascular hemodynamics

14                            Cardiovascular implants and devices

15                            continued

16                            Natural Design of the human respiratory system

17                            Oxygenators

18                            continued

19                            Natural Design of the human renal system

20                            Hemodialyzers

21                            continued

                     + 7 group work sessions and project presentations

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References

Black                                                   Biological Performance of Materials

            Marcel Dekker                        

Chandran                                             Cardiovascular Biomechanics

            NYU Press

Cooney                                                Biomedical Engineering Principles: An Introduction to

                                                            Fluid, Heat, and Mass Transport Processes

            Marcel - Dekker

Ertas and Jones                                    The Engineering Design Process

            Wiley

Guyton Textbook of Medical Physiology

            W.B. Saunders

Hastings                                               Cardiovascular Biomaterials

            Springer - Verlag

Hwang and Norman                             Cardiovascular Flow Dynamics and Measurements

            University Park Press

Milnor                                                  Hemodynamics

            Williams and Wilkins

Nichols and O'Rourke                          McDonald's Blood Flow in Arteries

            Lea & Febiger

Park                                                     Biomaterials: An Introduction

            Plenum Press

Webster                                               Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design

            Houghton - Mifflin

Winter Biomechanics of Motor Control and Human Movement

            Wiley

FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health

            Medical Device Quality Systems Manual  (FDA 97-4179)

            Design Control Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturers (for FDA 21 CFR 820.30)