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Course Catalog 2011-2012
BME-1796 Product Development of Biomedical Devices, 5 cr |
Additional information
Prerequisites: Students should have finished their BSc degree studies AND have obtained 50 credit units of MSc studies. Out of those, students must show that at least 30 credits are from the field of biomaterials, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, medicine and related subjects. The course is intended for the students in their last study year for MSc (DI) degree (or for PhD students). It is most useful for the students at that stage. If you are unsure, contact responsible teacher for your qualifications.
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Minna Kellomäki
Lessons
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Requirements
All the lectures, assignments and seminars are compulsory. Accepted written reports and accepted oral and written final reports requested.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Learning outcomes
Student has collected, combined and explained the planning process stages of a medical device from an idea to a final product including regulatory aspects and risk analysis. Student has collected data and compiled review reports in groups which include patent and market surveys and survey requirements for the application and the biomedical device. Student has critically overviewed scientific articles and different databases for the information retrieval. As a part of a group student has planned and prepared schedule, budget, and workflow for the project. Student has presented group work as written document and as an oral presentation in seminar. Student has also assessed the work of other groups and received criticism.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Process and design stages of a medical device from an idea to a final product | ||
| 2. | Literature review: patent survey, marketing survey, setting up the requirements of the application, properties of the components of the device studied | ||
| 3. | Influence of regulatory aspects to medical device R&D chain | ||
| 4. | Risk analysis | ||
| 5. | Setting up the schedule, work flow and budget for the project | ||
| 6. | Written and oral presentations of the work stages |
Evaluation criteria for the course
The final grade of the course is determined based on the assessment of all part of the course. The weighting factor of each part is given at the beginning of the course. Grades 1-2: Learning outcomes have been achieved. Satisfactory command in core content of the course. Grades 3-4: Some learning outcomes have been exceeded qualitatively or quantitatively. Good command in core content and complementary knowledge of the course. Good or very good marks from all parts of the course. Grade 5: Most of the learning outcomes have been exceeded. Deep command in the whole content of the course. Almost maximum performance in all parts of the course.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Additional information about prerequisites
Prerequisites: Students should have finished their BSc degree studies AND have obtained 50 credit units of MSc studies. Out of those, students must show that at least 30 credits are from the field of biomaterials, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, medicine and related subjects. The course is intended for the students in their last study year for MSc (DI) degree (or for PhD students). It is most useful for the students at that stage. If you are unsure, contact responsible teacher for your qualifications.
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