Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices

Innovation in patient care requires both clinical and technical skills, and this paper presents the methods and outcomes of a nine-year, clinical-academic collaboration to develop and evaluate new medical device technologies, while teaching mechanical engineering. Together, over the course of a sing...

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Main Authors: Nevan C. Hanumara, Nikolai D. Begg, Conor J. Walsh, David Custer, Rajiv Gupta, Lynn R. Osborn, Alexander H. Slocum
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2013-01-01
Series:IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6567953/
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spelling doaj-e1cef494a20147e582e2a957c55195a12021-03-29T18:37:59ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine2168-23722013-01-0114700107470010710.1109/JTEHM.2013.22718976567953Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical DevicesNevan C. Hanumara0Nikolai D. Begg1Conor J. Walsh2David Custer3Rajiv Gupta4Lynn R. Osborn5Alexander H. Slocum6Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USASchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USADepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USACIMIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USAInnovation in patient care requires both clinical and technical skills, and this paper presents the methods and outcomes of a nine-year, clinical-academic collaboration to develop and evaluate new medical device technologies, while teaching mechanical engineering. Together, over the course of a single semester, seniors, graduate students, and clinicians conceive, design, build, and test proof-of-concept prototypes. Projects initiated in the course have generated intellectual property and peer-reviewed publications, stimulated further research, furthered student and clinician careers, and resulted in technology licenses and start-up ventures.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6567953/Biomedical engineering educationmechanical designmechatronicsmedical devices
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author Nevan C. Hanumara
Nikolai D. Begg
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David Custer
Rajiv Gupta
Lynn R. Osborn
Alexander H. Slocum
spellingShingle Nevan C. Hanumara
Nikolai D. Begg
Conor J. Walsh
David Custer
Rajiv Gupta
Lynn R. Osborn
Alexander H. Slocum
Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices
IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
Biomedical engineering education
mechanical design
mechatronics
medical devices
author_facet Nevan C. Hanumara
Nikolai D. Begg
Conor J. Walsh
David Custer
Rajiv Gupta
Lynn R. Osborn
Alexander H. Slocum
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title Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices
title_short Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices
title_full Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices
title_fullStr Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices
title_full_unstemmed Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices
title_sort classroom to clinic: merging education and research to efficiently prototype medical devices
publisher IEEE
series IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
issn 2168-2372
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Innovation in patient care requires both clinical and technical skills, and this paper presents the methods and outcomes of a nine-year, clinical-academic collaboration to develop and evaluate new medical device technologies, while teaching mechanical engineering. Together, over the course of a single semester, seniors, graduate students, and clinicians conceive, design, build, and test proof-of-concept prototypes. Projects initiated in the course have generated intellectual property and peer-reviewed publications, stimulated further research, furthered student and clinician careers, and resulted in technology licenses and start-up ventures.
topic Biomedical engineering education
mechanical design
mechatronics
medical devices
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6567953/
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