Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Design

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2 Lecture Hour(s) 2 Lab Hour(s) This course is an introduction to the application of engineering principles to solve problems in biomedicine and healthcare. Engineered approaches to diagnosis and treatment of human organ system diseases are discussed. Students examine bioethics and IP issues in emerging life science applications and research. In the laboratory, students consider a real biomedical problem and its solution criteria. Students perform experiments to test biomedical principles used in design and to evaluate a prototype.