Medical Device
Design and Development
A Two Day Technical Seminar
For registration information, please click on the link below:
April 28 - 29, 2009 - Boston, MA
About the seminar:
This two day seminar provides attendees with an in-depth look at medical device design by emphasizing principals of biology first, stressing the need for biocompatibility in design, development and manufacturing. This approach looks first at how the body is “designed” to work – then how to design a medical device to work with the body – not against it! Case studies are carefully chosen to illustrate similarities and differences across multiple types of medical device designs. Examples of medical devices and procedures from a variety of clinical specialties are presented in an interactive format with a discussion of what they do well and where improvements can be made.
Who should attend:
This seminar is intended for professionals involved in the design, development, and manufacture of medical devices. Scientists, engineers and technicians working on device design and development, product and product development managers, business development managers, marketing managers, quality personnel, regulatory affairs professionals, investment and acquisition specialists and field service engineers will all benefit from this seminar.
Benefits of attending:
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Learn the pros and cons of minimally invasive device designs and applications |
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Review case studies from various clinical specialties (i.e., cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, etc.) to demonstrate how to design devices more effectively |
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Learn about selecting materials available on today’s market and what may be available in the near future |
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Understand combination products and designing delivery mechanisms |
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Be briefed on regulatory requirements that apply to various product designs |
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Get updated on emerging trends in the medical device industry |
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Find out about new products and procedures under development |
Course concepts:
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Understand how existing devices and procedures work |
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Learn how to creatively approach device design problem solving |
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Learn why basic biology should always be the foundation for better engineering |
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Understand what constitutes an effective medical device |
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Appreciate the similarities / differences of device technologies across multiple clinical specialties |
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Identify opportunities for future growth and future technologies |
About the instructor:
Michael Drues, Ph.D., is President of Vascular Sciences in Grafton, Massachusetts. Vascular Sciences offers a full range of consulting services to medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies including: prototype design, product development, testing and evaluation, animal and clinical trials, business development, strategic planning, technology assessment and regulatory affairs. Dr. Drues received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. He has worked for and consulted with leading medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. He also works on a regular basis for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Drues is also an Adjunct Professor of Medicine & Biotechnology at Northeastern University (Boston), Steven’s Institute of Technology (Hoboken), Boston College (Boston), University of Wisconsin (Madison), Drexel Medical School (Philadelphia) and University of California (Irvine). He regularly teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in pathophysiology, biotechnology, regulatory affairs and clinical trials. Dr. Drues conducts seminars and short-courses for medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, the European Patent Office and the FDA.
For registration information, please click on the link below:
April 28 - 29, 2009 - Boston, MA
