Translational Design of Medical Devices

描述（由申请人提供）：该补助金支持最近推出的两个学期的跨学科医疗产品开发（IMPD）高级设计顶点课程序列在UIC生物工程系的两个重要方面的增强：（1）生物医学临床沉浸式课程的开发，作为IMPD的门户，以及（2）获得熔融沉积成型快速原型机。建议的课程创新的两个互补方向将被整合：一个真正的跨学科教学，早期产品开发的基础上，对用户需求的理解和赞赏，和一个迭代的方法，先进的原型和测试的医疗设备，以满足法规和标准。IMPD是仿照国家认可的跨学科产品开发（IPD）计划在UIC开发十年前开始与机械和工业工程。在IMPD，设计团队由生物工程，MFA工业设计学生和MBA学生的大四学生组成，课程由三所学院（工程，建筑与设计和商业）的教师共同授课。IMPD受益于根据项目主题选择的分配给每个团队的临床医生导师的频繁反馈。此外，该项目由一个行业合作伙伴赞助，为每个团队提供行业视角的指导。IMPD计划让学生接触整个医疗产品开发周期，从需求评估的最早阶段开始。IMPD课程确实从最早阶段提供临床观察和参与临床输入;但是，生物医学临床沉浸式课程将提供全面了解临床环境的深度，包括流程，变通方法和效率低下。概念验证测试位于产品开发周期的另一端，并且必须依赖于物理原型。迭代原型设计的过程允许对概念进行细化，使其在外观、感觉和功能上都是合适的。获得熔融沉积成型快速原型机将允许学生快速实现和响应他们基于CAD的概念设计，并允许他们在尽可能“真实的世界”的情况下体验整个产品开发周期。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This grant supports the enhancement of a recently launched two semester Interdisciplinary Medical Product Development (IMPD) senior design capstone course sequence in the Department of Bioengineering at UIC in two significant ways: (1) development of a Biomedical Clinical Immersion course to serve as a gateway to IMPD, and (2) acquisition of a Fused Deposition Modeling rapid prototype machine. Two complementary directions of proposed curricular innovation will be integrated: a truly interdisciplinary teachingof early product development that is based on an understanding and appreciation of user needs, and an iterative approach to advanced prototyping and testing of medical devices to meet regulations and standards. IMPD is modeled on the nationally recognized Interdisciplinary Product Development (IPD) program developed at UIC a decade ago starting with mechanical and industrial engineering. In IMPD, design teams are comprised of seniors in Bioengineering, MFA Industrial Design students, and MBA students, and the course is co-taught by faculty from all three colleges (Engineering, Architecture and Design, and Business). IMPD benefits from frequent feedback from clinician mentors assigned to each team that are selected based upon the project topic. In addition, the project is sponsored by an industry partner, which provides industry-perspective mentorship to each team. The IMPD program exposes students to the entire medical product development cycle, beginning in the earliest stages of needs assessment. The IMPD course does provide for clinical observation and engaging clinical input from the earliest stages; but, a Biomedical Clinical Immersion course will provide the depth to holistically understand the clinical environment, including process flow, workarounds, and inefficiencies. Proof of concept testing lies at the opposite end of the product development cycle, and necessarily relies upon a physical prototype. The process of iterative prototyping permits refinement of the concept such that it is appropriate in look, feel and function. Acquisition of a Fused Deposition Modeling rapid prototype machine will permit students to quickly actualize and respond to their CAD-based concept designs, and allow them to experience the entirety of the product development cycle in as "real world" scenario as possible.