Cardiovascular Device DesignMasters Program

Amy L. Lerner

• 8 wk Clinical Practicum– Focus on clinical needs finding– Vascular surgery, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

• 2 semester Design Practicum– Prioritizing needs, brainstorming, prototyping– Innovation landscape– Proof of concept evaluation

• Associated Coursework– Engineering– Cardiovascular Science– Technical Entrepreneurship

Cardiovascular Device Design ProgramBiomedical Engineering MS Degree

• Summer Clinical Practicum– Better understanding of clinical environment– Comparisons between specialty areas– Stakeholder conversations

• industry reps, surgical techs, nurses, hospital value analysis committee

– Improving observation and interview skills• Clinical Needs Meeting

– Clinicians and engineering• Mutual Opportunity

– Clinicians value interactions

Cardiovascular Device Design ProgramBiomedical Engineering MS Degree

• Design Practicum– CTSI Seminar series on Medical Device Pathway– Mentored design process– “Biodesign” textbook– Clinical Vetting and Design Review meetings– Prototyping– Proof-of-concept– Intellectual Property

• Challenges– Clinician time– Variable design experience– …

Cardiovascular Device Design ProgramBiomedical Engineering MS Degree

• Expansion of program– Orthopaedics, General Surgery, other procedural specialties– Center for Medical Technology Innovation

• Integration of MS program with UG program– Clinical practicum offers case studies in observation– Teaching assistants– Identification of clinical needs for UG design

• Diverse Educational Content– Options for seminars for all students and staff

• Improved Relationships– Industry– Clinical

Cardiovascular Device Design ProgramBiomedical Engineering MS Degree

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