Overview
- Follows an eminently practical approach supported by several cases of success from real medical device development projects, in which collaborative design approaches and open-source strategies play a fundamental role
- Detailed attention is paid to all the stages of the lifecycle of open source medical devices, from the specification and conceptual stages, through the design and prototyping, towards final commercialization, production and supply chain management
- Provides thorough coverage of the experiences of a multidisciplinary team of experienced engineers, supported by medical professionals and key stakeholders from a wide variety of sectors, from regulators and quality supervisors, to experts in intellectual property, law and policy making
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Open source medical devices
- Open source biomedical engineering
- Biomedical devices
- Biomedical engineering medical device
- Engineering design medical device
- Bioengineering design medical device
- Additive manufacturing medical device
- Rapid prototyping medical device
- Standardization harmonization medical device
- Collaborative design medical device
- Collaborative design methods device
- Online infrastructures medical device
About this book
This book focuses on the challenges and potentials of open source and collaborative design approaches and strategies in the biomedical field. It provides a comprehensive set of good practices and methods for making these safe, innovative and certifiable biomedical devices reach patients and provide successful solutions to healthcare issues. The chapters are sequenced to follow the complete lifecycle of open source medical technologies. The information provided is eminently practical, as it is supported by real cases of study, in which collaboration among medical professionals, engineers and technicians, patients and patient associations, policy makers, regulatory bodies, and citizens has proven beneficial. The book is also supported by an online infrastructure, UBORA, through which open-source medical devices can be collaboratively developed and shared for the democratization of medical technology and for promoting accessible biomedical engineering education.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Carmelo De Maria, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pisa. His research interests are in the field of additive manufacturing technologies, with a particular focus in Biomedical applications, including Bioprinting and the prototyping of Medical Devices. He has several papers published in international scientific journals (over 70) and in 2016 he was awarded 1st prize as Young Investigator from the International Society for Biofabrication.
Andrés Díaz Lantada, PhD, is Professor of MechanicalEngineering at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. His research interests are linked to the development of mechanical systems and biomedical devices with improved capabilities, thanks to the incorporation of smart materials, special geometries and complex functional structures, attainable by additive manufacturing processes. He received the “Medal to Researchers under 40” by the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering in 2015 and the “UPM Award to Educational Innovation Groups”, as coordinator, in 2020. He is co-author of 75+ publications in international journals and author of 3 books on medical technologies.
All three Editors have been fostering the emergent field of safe open-source medical devices through the UBORA e-platform, for innovating the biomedical industry through education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Engineering Open-Source Medical Devices
Book Subtitle: A Reliable Approach for Safe, Sustainable and Accessible Healthcare
Editors: Arti Ahluwalia, Carmelo De Maria, Andrés Díaz Lantada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79363-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-79362-3Published: 24 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-79365-4Published: 25 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-79363-0Published: 23 February 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 271
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 78 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Engineering Design, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering