Module: Design for Clinical Practice

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Design for Clinical Practice
Module Code	MM500
School	School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Owen Clarkin Semester 2: Owen Clarkin Autumn: Owen Clarkin
Module Teachers	Owen Clarkin
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	7.5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Coursework Only

Description

To provide the students with clinical experience and the ability to engage with clinicians successfully to solve design problems. To expose students to real world problems associated with the use of a range of current surgical devices. To provide students with the necessary skills to solve design problems in relation to specific surgical devices in conjunction with clinicians. To familiarise students with the means by which the intellectual property in novel devices can be protected and the options available to bring such ideas to market. To develop the necessary skills to communicate effectively with medical practitioners. To engender in the students an awareness of the constraints within the environment of medical practitioners and the ethical implications of their work.

Learning Outcomes

1. Carry out a Determination of Needs and clearly present a Needs Statement and Design Requirements for a particular Device.
2. Carry out a complete literature and patent search.
3. Describe possible routes to market for novel medical devices and the regulatory framework governing such devices.
4. Carry out a detailed design synthesis of a surgical device with subsequent analysis using experimental, numerical and/or analytical techniques.
5. Understand and discuss the need for ethical standards and practice in the design and use of surgical devices
6. Write and present a well organised project report

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	12	No Description
Directed learning	24	Directed group work sessions
Seminars	9	Attendance at clinical procedures
Group work	100	No Description
Independent Study	42.5	No Description
Total Workload: 187.5

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Content
Whilst the Stanford Biodesign Course comprises two successive modules, the focus of this MM500 module is in the early stage of the innovation process, namely needs finding through to concept creation with some additional focus on concept selection. In particular, the module will also explore how engineering technologies may be used to explore the feasibility of each concept proposed whereby technical workpackages will be proposed which will enable the best concept to be identified with a view to commercialisation in the longer-term. The module is completely continuously assessed. Each student is assigned a surgical device from one of these medical disciplines to determine improvements that can be made to the device. Each student completes a written report and presentation outlining the detailed design synthesis of the specific surgical instrument/device.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Participation	n/a	20%	n/a
Report(s)	Need Specification Report	15%	Sem 1 End
Poster presentation	Students will be asked to individually present the needs identified in their Needs Report to the class in a poster and oral presentation.	15%	n/a
Group project	Produce a written report which includes a detailed description of the clinical problem you are trying to solve, a review of the broader market space, a complete description and rendering (on paper or via prototypes/models) of your top 4 concepts, and an explanation of the market, IP challenges and development considerations (technical workpackages) you have for each of the concepts proposed, along with an assessment of each concept’s likelihood to address the need criteria, and achieve regulatory approval and reimbursement.	30%	Sem 2 End
Group presentation	Presentation of final report in the form of a 'Interim Concept Development Overview'	20%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 2

Indicative Reading List

Zenios, Makower & Yock: 2010, Biodesign: The process of Innovating Medical Technologies, Cambridge University Press, 978-052151742
Paul Yock, Stefanos A. Zenios, and Todd J. Brinton: 2010, Biodesign: The Process of Innovating Medical Technologies, 1, Cambridge University Press, New York, 978-052151742
John G. Webster: 2001, Minimally invasive medical technology, Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia, 0 7503 0733 1
A. Faraz, S. Payandeh: 2000, Engineering approaches to mechanical and robotic design for minimally invasive surgery (MIS), Kluwer Academic, Boston, 0 7923 7792 3
edited by Albert M. Cook, John G. Webster: 1982, Therapeutic medical devices, application and design, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 0 13 914 796 9
2000: The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Volumes 1 and 2, CRC Press, 256856
1986: Medical Lasers, Science and Clinical Practice, Medical Science Series, Adam Hilger Ltd., Bristol and Boston, 256857
1998: Medical Instrumentation; Application and Design, Wiley,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

BMEDIM	MEng in Biomedical Engineering
MMME	MEng in Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng

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