ENGI4617: Artificial Organs

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• This module is designed solely for student studying Department of Engineering degree programmes.
• 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 artificial organ classes.
• Enable students to identify the options offered by the various designs pertaining to the pathological stage.
• Enable students to identify the optimal medical device design framwork, from concept to identification of functional and safety requirements, to manufacturing.

• Overview of the various internal and external artificial organs and assist devices.
• Overview of the design requirements for artificial organs and basics of regulatory medical devices.
• Artificial organs for the cardiovascular system.
• Artificial organs for the respiratory system.
• Artificial organs for vision.
• Artificial organs for the musculoskeletal system.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• A historical account 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 tools.

Subject-specific Skills:

• The ability of applying fundamental engineering concepts in the bioengineering field.
• The capacity to analyse and characterise the performance of various artificial organs.
• The projection into future development of different artificial organs.
• Develop skills to critically analyse artificial organs scientific literature and formulate opinions that can be communicated effectively.

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 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.
• Written timed examinations assess the range of topics covered in this module and allow students to demonstrate their knowledge, analysing bioengineering scenarios independently.

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