Medical Device Design and Commercialization. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Prerequisite: ME 3173 (or ME 2173 in previous catalogs), or equivalent. Introduction to medical device development, clinical perspective in approaching design, medical design process, relevant regulatory policies, manufacturing concerns, military medicine, dentistry, medtech entrepreneurship, and medical robotics. The course materials and experiential learning will enable students to examine how the interdependent roles of medical care, engineering, technology, and policy impact device design in contemporary medicine. This course has Differential Tuition.