Design of medical devices and implants

This design subject teaches rational approaches to the development of implantable medical devices. Students work in groups to develop the design for a medical device.

Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours /session

2.79J or permission of instructor.

Students will work in groups of 3 or 4 people. All individuals in the group will receive the same grade for the Oral Presentation and Term Paper. All students will be required to participate in the Oral Presentations.

The designs need be realistic, but the devices will not be fabricated. Professors Yannas and Spector will allocate a fixed amount of "consulting" time to each group.

Assigned articles from the literature are listed on the readings page.

A textbook for the course, known as TORA, is:

Yannas, I. V. Tissue and Organ Regeneration in Adults. New York, NY: Springer, 2001. ISBN: 9780387952147.

Students may also wish to consult other reference works on anatomy, histology, physiology and pathology.

Criteria for Materials Selection

Implants for Plastic Surgery

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