BME 1010 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

• Name the characteristics of a medical device
• Identify the requirements and different options for completing the biomedical engineering curriculum
• Identify medical devices associated with the major sub-areas of biomedical engineering
• Identify career options for biomedical engineers and how choices made as a biomedical engineering student may influence one’s options upon graduation
• Identify different types of engineering considerations that go into the design of common biomedical devices
• Explain the importance of regulation of the medical device industry
• Explain the importance of human factors and safety considerations in medical device design
• Work in a team to design and fabricate a medical device component, based on given specifications

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• Defining a medical device
• Sub-disciplines and career options of biomedical engineering
• The biomedical engineering curriculum
• Introduction to artificial intelligence and data science in the healthcare industry
• Introduction to the medical device design process and identification of requirements
• Introduction to medical device regulation
• Human factors and safety considerations in medical device design
• Introduction to computer-aided design
• Introduction to voltage, current and resistance in DC electrical circuits
• Principles of biopotential measurement

• Artificial intelligence for image classification
• Computer-aided design
• 3D printing and other fabrication methods
• Voltage and resistance measurement
• Voltage divider applications
• Measurement of biopotentials
• Medical device component design and fabrication