ENGI46315: Artificial Organs

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• As specified in the programme regulations

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• Introduce the rationale behind the need for artificial organs (pathology/trauma, functional/aesthetic restoration, temporary/permanent).
• Provide an overview of the design requirements of the various organ classes.
• Enable students to identify the options offered by various designs pertaining to the pathological stage.
• Enable students to identify the optimal medical device design framework, from concep to identification of functional and safety requirements to manufacturing.

• Overview of the various internal and external organs and assist devices.
• Overview of the design requirements for Artificial Organs and basics of regulatory for Medical Devices.
• Artificial organis for the cardiovascular system.
• Artificial organis for the respiratory system.
• Artificial organs for vision.
• Artificial organs for musculoskeletal systems.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• A historical account of the development of the Artificial Organs field.
• A knowledge of the design steps currently used/being developed for developing artificial organs.
• An appreciation of the complexity of designing and producing artificial organs.
• An understanding of the limitations of artificial compared to native organs.
• An understanding of the potential use of relevant calculated parameters as diagnostic tool.

Subject-specific Skills:

• The ability of applying fundamental engineering concepts in the bioengineering field.
• The capcity to analyse and characterise the performance of various artificial organs.
• The projection into future development of different artificial organs.
• Develop skills to critically anaylse artificial organs scientific literature and formulate opinions that can be communicated effectively.
• The ability to evaluate and understand the environmental and societal impact of solutions to broadly defined problems and identify any ethical concerns and make reasoned ethical choices informed by professional codes of conduct.
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Key Skills:

• Capacity for independent self-learning within the bounds of professional practice.
• Specialised analytical skills for complex engineering systems appropriate to a bioengineer.
• Skills of combining interdisciplinary biological and engineering concepts relevant to the application of advanced engineering problems.

• The module content is delivered in lectures and is reinforced by self-learning sessions and formative problem sheets, equipping students with the required problem-solving capability.
• Students can make use of staff "office hours" to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one-to-one basis. These are sign-up sessions available for one hour per week per lecture course.
• Students will be required to submit formative problem sheets throughout the academic year into the virtual learning environment to check their understanding as the course progresses.
• Students will be formed into study groups and will attend timetabled self-learning sessions (up to a maximum of two) during the Michalemas and Epiphany terms.
• A benchmark test will take place at the start of the academic year. This will be used to guage students understanding and direct them to further study as appropriate.
• A mock exam will take place in the Epiphany term. This will be used to provide students with an exam type experience in a formative setting and allow them to discuss their performance with a member of academic staff.
• Written timed expaminations are appropriate because of the range of topics covered in this module and allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and analysis of bioengineering scenerios independently.

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