The Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Program at the University of Rochester introduces students to a systematic, customer-driven design and problem solving approach resulting in development of prototype medical devices or research instruments.  The program includes a two-semester sequence of courses for which students receive 6 credits.  In the fall, students start by benchmarking and analyzing existing medical devices, before joining teams to solve a problem posed by a customer from the University of Rochester faculty, clinicians from our medical center, the local community, or local industry during the remainder of the year.  In solving these problems, students generate a formal design proposal, participate in formal design reviews, develop physical prototypes, and test their devices.  Following several guest lectures throughout the year, all design teams are expected to thoroughly consider many realistic constraints, including:  ethical, economic, manufacturing, social, and regulatory issues. 

Over the last six years, our students have completed over 50 projects including clinical devices, assistive technology, and biomedical research instruments and protocols. Our student teams are supervised by members of the Biomedical Engineering faculty, who provide both technical and project management guidance.  Students deliver both prototypes and extensive reports to document all results of testing and considerations for further implementation.  Several teams have entered projects in local and national design competitions, with great success.  Other teams have worked with our Office for Technology Transfer to disclose their inventions and consider patent applications. 

Congratulations Inf-U-Tech Home Infusion Technology!!!

This 2007 BME Senior Design team has won FIRST PRIZE in the national Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center's Accessible Medical Instrumentation Competition for their infuion pump design that can be used by people with a variety of disabilities, including stroke, Parkinson's, blindness, obesity, and deafness. The team includes: Justin Goldstein, Joseph Lust, Mitchele Au and Brian Duffy, and they were supervised by Asst. Professor Scott Seidman.

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Last updated on : July 10, 2007