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Appropriate Medical Device Design

The Appropriate Medical Device Design course focuses on the conception, implementation, and distribution of health devices and systems that effectively meet the needs of people and societies in a local context. Four key elements of appropriateness - usage, cost, durability, and performance - are extensively discussed. Applications of point-of-care and mobile health devices to various user groups, such as the elderly or low-income communities, are analyzed.

Learning Objectives

• Evaluate the appropriateness of medical devices to the cultural, financial, environmental, and medical context in which they will be applied.
• Design medical devices from a user's perspective for a specific context and health system.

Lectures

The lectures are divided into two parts:

1. The first part elaborates upon the important concepts of the design of healthcare devices and systems, and discusses implementation and dissemination strategies. Communities such as low-income households, the elderly, and patients with chronic illnesses that have special needs are focused on. Topics covered include point-of-care diagnostics, information and communication technologies, mobile health, user interactions, and social-cultural considerations.
2. The second part consists of the elaboration of an appropriate device conducted by student groups. Each group will analyze an existing product or solution, critically assess its appropriateness according to the criteria learned in class, and provide explanations as to why the system succeeds or fails. The students will also present design improvements.

Useful Literature

• WHO, "Medical Devices: Managing the Mismatch", 2010.
• PATH, "The IC2030 report. Reimagining Global Health," 2015.
• R. Malkin and K. Von Oldenburg Beer, "Diffusion of novel healthcare technologies to resource poor settings," Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 41, no. 9, pp. 1841:50, 2013.

Course Details

• Credits: 4 ECTS
• Language: English
• Audience: Master programs (BMT, CogSys, ETIT, KI, CIT, BioPhys, MathBio, MolMed) and doctoral students.

Important Notes

The course will be interactive and involve roleplay. It is advised not to sign up for this course if one is not ready to leave their comfort zone in class.

Module Handbook

The course is part of the module handbook ENGBMT 75312. For legal binding information, please consult the currently active Modulhandbuch/FSPO of the respective study program. Day-to-day information is provided through the moodle page of the respective course (registration required).

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