Medical Device Design

Medical Device Design Analysis Template

1. Medical Problem Addressed

• What is the medical need?

• What are the biological and physical processes that are utilized?

• What treatment strategy or behavioral change is enabled?

• What is the societal impact?

2. Technical Challenge Solved

• Measurement System (Sensors and Transducers)

• Actuator System (Electrical, Mechanical, Optical, Chemical)

• Control System (Human, Microcontroller, Computer)

• Power System (Electrical, Chemical, Physical)

• Data Transmission and Storage

3. Manufacturing Technologies Employed

• Living System Interaction

• Customization

• Cost Management

• Regulations

4. Economic Analyses

• Intellectual Property Analysis (U.S.)

• Market Analysis (U.S. and Developing Countries)

Urs Utzinger (c) 2019

Example Designs

1. Traditional Medical Device Design

• Stethoscope

• Wheel Chair

2. Advanced Medical Device Design

• Pulse Oximeter

• Cochlear Implant

• Pace Maker

• Insulin pump

• C-Leg