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What is Bioengineering?
Mark S. Redfern, Ph.D.Professor, BioengineeringVice Provost For Resaerch
Department of BioengineeringUniversity of Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Science Honors Institute
Bioengineering - Pittsburgh
What is Bioengineering?
• “Applying engineering knowledge and methods to solve biomedical problems.”
• Spans molecular to whole body– Tissue Engineering– Artificial Organs– Medical Instrumentation– Rehabilitation Engineering– Imaging
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What is Bioengineering?
• “Advances knowledge in engineering, biology and medicine, and improves human health through cross-disciplinary activities that integrate the engineering sciences with life sciences and clinical practice.”
• [Engineering applied to health ]
Professional DisclaimerClinician Life Scientist Engineer
“A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.” - Anonymous
“Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineer s do them.”– James Michener
What is a Medical Device?
Tongue depressor Heart-lung machine
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Even the iPhone!
Artificial Organs
Completely Artificial
Bio-hybrid Artificial
Organ Regeneration
COMPLEX I TY
SAFETY
EFF I CACY
PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
What We Need to ProvideCirculatory Assistance
• provide 1.5 gallons per minute of blood flow at physiologic pressures
• non-clotting• immuno-resistant• quick, easy to implant• efficient and reliable• deliver good quality of life• affordable
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Total Artificial Heart (TAH)
Cardiosystems Inc (Jarvik TAH)
• recipient’s entire heart, or ventricles are removed and replaced with a mechanical device
Novacor LVAD
• Implanted within the abdomen
• Ventricle empties into the pump
• Pump pushes blood to the ascending aorta
TandemHeart pVAD
• Continuous (non-pulsatile) flow ventricular assist device
• Short-term support (1-8 days)
Cardiac Assist Inc..
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Ventricular Assist Device
Ventricular Assist Device
Ventricular Assist Device
PediaFlowUniversity of Pittsburgh
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Artificial Lung
Iron Lung - Polio
Artificial Lung
Borovetz
Membrane Oxygenation
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Catheter made from bundle of hollow fiber membranes
Inserted in femoral vein and placed within Vena Cava
Supply O2, remove CO2 before blood reaches lung: partial respiratory support
Pulsating balloon for enhanced gas exchange
Intravenous Partial Respiratory Support
ExternalFitting
Pneumatic Shaft
Hattler Respiratory Catheter ®
1935-2008
BrackHattlerMD/PhD
Medical Devices Laboratory
Design Features of the Hattler Respiratory Support Catheter
Hollow Fiber Membrane Bundle
Bundle Cut-Away
ProximalManifoldDistal
Manifold
Hollow Fiber FabricPulsating Balloon
ExternalFitting
O2CO2
He
Multi-LumenGas Shaft
Implantable Artificial Kidney
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Implantable Artificial Kidney
UCSF
Vision-assist Device
BrainPort Device
Vision-assist Device
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Neural Engineering
Neural Motor Lab-Andrew Schwartz, PhD
Rehab Neural Engineering Lab-Doug Weber, PhD-Michael Boninger, MD-Jen Collinger, PhD
Neural Tissue Interface Lab-Tracy Cui, PhD
Neural Prosthetic
Univ of Pittsburgh MotorLab
http://motorlab.neurobio.pitt.edu/multimedia.php
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Quadriplegic Stroke Patient
BrainGate, Brown University
Implementing Human Studies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yff20TlHv34&feature=related
Neural Engineering: What do we need to know to do this?
• Neuroscience (i.e. the brain)• Electrode interface issues:
– Material Science– Bio-compatability
• Signal & Image Analysis• Computational modeling• Control Systems• Robotics & Mechatronics• Medicine & Surgery• Veterinary Science
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Rehabilitation Engineering
• Wheelchair evaluations and upper extremity injuries
Rory Cooper, Michael Boninnger, Alicia Koontz
Human Engineering Research Laboratory
http://www.herlpitt.org/video.htm
Robotic-assisted Surgery
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Organ Decellularization
Biologic Scaffoldsfor Regenerative Medicine
Stephen F. Badylak, DVM, MD, PhD
Badylak
GORE ALERT!!!!
“Pixy Dust” to encourage tissue re-growth
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Sara Doll and Katie O’CallaghanPitt Alumni!
…and…Biomedical Engineers and Scientific
Reviewers@ FDA – Office of Device Evaluation
Off the Beaten Path…working at the FDA
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Who Are We?
Sara
BS: Bioengineering� Systems/Signals
Concen� ECMO Tech at
Children’s� IAESTE Internship
Minor: Neuroscience� NIMH Fellowship
Study AbroadEngineering World
Health
Katie
BS: Bioengineering� Hybrid
Concentration� Intramural
Internship� Industrial
Internship
BA: German� Dual Degree
Program� Study Abroad
IAESTE Internship
Who Are We?
One year after graduation…• Full-time employees at the
FDA• Sara: Surgical and
Neurological devices• Katie: Cardiovascular
devices
ACTIVE Education
• Hybrid Concentration• Minor• Double Major• Double Degree Program• …just take a lot of
interesting classes!
���� talk to profs, P.I.s, other
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Practical Work Experience
• Internships–Intramural–Industrial–Other: INROADS, NIH, programs through other universities
• Fellowships (NIMH, MDFP)• Co-op•
I’ve got my degree, now what?
What is FDA?
United States government regulatory agency
–Our mission is to:»Promote the public health»Protect the public health
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What is FDA?
• Food and Cosmetics– Labeling, supplements, cosmetic safety
• Veterinary Medicine– Vet drugs, animal feeds
• Biologics – Vaccines, blood supply, human tissues, gene
therapy
• Drugs• Devices – CDRH
What does CDRH regulate?
Division of Cardiovascular Devices
• Ventricular Assist Devices• Heart Valves• Drug Eluting Stents• PFO Occluders• Pacemakers• Defibrillators (External and Implantable)• Balloon catheters; other percutaneous
cardiology devices
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Division of General, Restorative, Neurological Devices
• Transcranial magnetic stimulators
• Silicone implants• Deep brain stimulators for
Parkinson’s• Computer-aided surgery
devices• Orthopaedics
Bioengineering Education @ Pitt
Getting a Bioengineering Education
• Degrees in Bioengineering
Or
• Degrees in other Engineering Field with application to biomedicine
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BioE Educational Objectives• Fundamentals in Engineering &
Biology• Broad base of knowledge• Education Beyond the Classroom• Provide an individualized education
for students specific to their post-graduate goals (i.e. industry, graduate school or medical school)
• ….not a terminal degree
B.S. in Bioengineering• Basic Sciences
– Mathematics– Chemistry– Physics
• Engineering– Mechanics– Materials– Electronics
• Humanities– Literature– Communication– Ethics
• Biological Sciences– Biology– Physiology
• Bioengineering– Core Courses– Concentration– Internships– Design
Concentration Areas
Biomechanics(R. Cham)
Orthopedic Biomech.Cardiovascular Biomech.
Rehab. EngineeringErgonomics
Biosignals and Imaging
(A. Batista)Signal Processing
BiocontrolImaging
Cellular andTissue
Engineering(L. Davidson)Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Medical DeviceEngineering
(J. Patzer)Artificial OrgansNeural Devices
Biomaterials
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Bioengineering Graduates
Where do they go? 2000 - 2011
In Summary
●Bioengineering - application of engineering to solve biomedical problems
●Bioengineering - expanding in Pittsburgh region & in the country
●Curriculum provides breadth & depth
●Graduates go to graduate schools, medical schools, and industry