Medical Devices

Catalog description

Lab-based course where students learn the fundamentals of medical device design through hands-on projects using microcontrollers. Students first learn basic design building blocks regularly employed in microcontroller-based medical devices, and then carry out a small design project using those building blocks. Projects are informed by reverse-engineering of competing products, FDA regulations, and marketplace considerations. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior BE Majors only. Students who have taken ESE 3500 or a similar course may not enroll. Permission of instructor required if course prerequisites not met.