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1Biomedical Engineering - University of RochesterBiomedical Engineering - University of Rochester
Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Senior Design: Senior Design:
Entrepreneurship in Design of Entrepreneurship in Design of Medical Devices and Biomedical Medical Devices and Biomedical
Research InstrumentsResearch Instruments
Amy L. LernerAmy L. Lerner
Biomedical Engineering - University of RochesterBiomedical Engineering - University of Rochester
Senior Design Course Format Senior Design Course Format
Fall Semester - 2 cr. Fall Semester - 2 cr.
Medical Device Benchmarking Medical Device Benchmarking
Proposal for design projectProposal for design project
Spring Semester - 4 cr.Spring Semester - 4 cr.
System Level DesignSystem Level Design
Design ReviewsDesign Reviews
Prototype DevelopmentPrototype Development
Realistic ConstraintsRealistic Constraints
Testing and EvaluationTesting and Evaluation
Biomedical Engineering - University of RochesterBiomedical Engineering - University of Rochester
Senior Design Course Format Senior Design Course Format
Medical Device BenchmarkingMedical Device BenchmarkingIntroduction to design process with a familiar device
Concept of “customer”
Teamwork, group dynamics
Business Memos
Brainstorming
Benchmarking
“House of Quality”
Patent Searches
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Capstone Design Project Capstone Design Project
• ““Customers”Customers”– Local community
– Medical Center
– BME Faculty
• Students apply to work on teams Students apply to work on teams
• Assigned BME faculty supervisorAssigned BME faculty supervisor
• Instruction on formal design methodologyInstruction on formal design methodology
• Analysis of customers’ needs and wantsAnalysis of customers’ needs and wants
• Submit and orally present proposal for work in Submit and orally present proposal for work in spring semesterspring semester
Course StructureCourse Structure
Dottie WelchDirector of Administration &
Purchasing
Art SaloFacilities and Assembly Director
Laboratory Safety Monitor
Steve ProulxAssistant Design Director
Red Blood CellBioreactor
Target RepositioningError Correction Filter
Jim McGrathProject Supervisor
Clinical VestibularChair
Catheter-basedAir Emboli Detector
Greg GdowskiProject Supervisor
ContinuousCO2 Monitor
Pulmonary SurfactantAssay Development
Mike KingProject Supervisor
Murine ActivityMonitoring System
Pathology ScreeningTechnology
Technology forPediatric Obesity
Amy LernerProject Supervisor
Amy LernerDirector of BME Design
Rick WaughBME Department Chair
Biomedical Engineering - University of RochesterBiomedical Engineering - University of Rochester
Capstone Design Project Capstone Design Project
• Spring Semester - 4 cr.Spring Semester - 4 cr.– Project development
• Weekly meetings with rotating meeting leaders
• Systems Level Design
• Detailed Design Reviews
• Prototype construction
• Testing and Evaluation
• Realistic Constraints
Biomedical Engineering - University of RochesterBiomedical Engineering - University of Rochester
Realistic Constraints Realistic Constraints • Lectures, discussions, seminarsLectures, discussions, seminars
– Ethics (Jane Greenlaw, Director of Clinical Ethics)
– Marketing (Peter Waasdorp, Simon School of Business)
– Regulatory (Mike Ackerman, Center for Clinical Trials and Medical Device Evaluation, School of Nursing)
– Intellectual Property (Mark Coburn, Office for Technology Transfer)
– Health Care Economics (Kevin Hart, Community and Preventive Medicine)
– Manufacturing
• Individual reports on applications to capstone design Individual reports on applications to capstone design projectsprojects –Environmental
• Research InstrumentsResearch Instruments– may include design of both
instruments and protocols
Murine BoneMurine BoneMechanical Testing SystemMechanical Testing System(Department of Orthopaedics)(Department of Orthopaedics)
Examples of Past ProjectsExamples of Past Projects
Cell Adhesion AssayCell Adhesion Assay(Department of Biomedical Engineering)(Department of Biomedical Engineering)
• Clinical DevicesClinical Devices– require development of
prototype and assessment of market
Examples of Past ProjectsExamples of Past Projects
Nursing Home Alert SystemNursing Home Alert System(Blossom Nursing Home)(Blossom Nursing Home)
Antiseptic Airway Suction CatheterAntiseptic Airway Suction Catheter(School of Nursing)(School of Nursing)
• Assistive TechnologyAssistive Technology– require development of
prototype and assessment of market
Examples of Past ProjectsExamples of Past Projects
Accessible Ergometer for Accessible Ergometer for Diverse AbilitiesDiverse Abilities
(RERC Design Competition)(RERC Design Competition)
Sip and Puff Controlled Sip and Puff Controlled Manipulation ArmManipulation Arm
(Department of Pediatrics and local (Department of Pediatrics and local community)community)
Biomedical Engineering - University of RochesterBiomedical Engineering - University of Rochester
Project SelectionProject Selection
• Challenging but realisticChallenging but realistic
• Require Require integrationintegration of biological and engineering of biological and engineering knowledge and skillsknowledge and skills
• DiversityDiversity– Concentration areas
– Customer types
– Research and Clinical
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Final Reports / PresentationsFinal Reports / Presentations
• Formal Presentations to an audience of BME Formal Presentations to an audience of BME faculty, students, staff, customersfaculty, students, staff, customers
• Formal ReportsFormal Reports– Documentation of detailed design– Results of Testing– Suggestions for further implementation, with
consideration of realistic constraints
• Poster Presentation Poster Presentation – Public presentations, demonstrations, posters,
Celebration!!!
