Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices

Innovation in patient care requires both clinical and technical skills, and this paper presents the methods and outcomes of a nine-year, clinical-academic collaboration to develop and evaluate new medical device technologies, while teaching mechanical engineering. Together, over the course of a sing...

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Published inIEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine Vol. 1; p. 4700107
Main Authors Hanumara, N. C., Begg, N. D., Walsh, C., Custer, D., Gupta, R., Osborn, L. R., Slocum, A. H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.01.2013
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Biomedical engineering education
Clinical diagnosis
Design methodology
Maintenance engineering
mechanical design
Mechanical engineering
mechatronics
Medical devices
Patient monitoring
Research and development
Surgery
Biomedical engineering education
medical devices
mechatronics
mechanical design
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Summary:Innovation in patient care requires both clinical and technical skills, and this paper presents the methods and outcomes of a nine-year, clinical-academic collaboration to develop and evaluate new medical device technologies, while teaching mechanical engineering. Together, over the course of a single semester, seniors, graduate students, and clinicians conceive, design, build, and test proof-of-concept prototypes. Projects initiated in the course have generated intellectual property and peer-reviewed publications, stimulated further research, furthered student and clinician careers, and resulted in technology licenses and start-up ventures.
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ISSN:2168-2372
2168-2372
DOI:10.1109/JTEHM.2013.2271897