BMED 423 Biorobotics and Medical Device Design

Fundamentals of Mechatronics. Interactions between surgical instruments and tissues. Intraoperative diagnostic technologies. Examples robots for diagnostics, surgery and therapy. Human-machine interfaces. Surgical navigators and tracking systems and simulators. Endoluminal devices. Instrumented catheters. Design requirements for orthopedic and cardiovascular devices. Extracorporeal Devices. Regulatory Affairs. Issues in medical device design. A design challenge based on real clinical needs.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BMED 322 and BMED 352

Distribution

(2,2,3)

Offered

Fall