Implementing a Design Methodology: Concept for a Head Positioning Device for Hospital Beds
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2019-07-29
Authors
Popoola, Oluwatoyin Pius
Balogun, Oluwaseyi Jessy
Irurhe, Nickolas
Adesogan, O.
Adewole, K.K.
Fasogbon, S.K.
Wessels, E.
Beukes, G.
Sivarasu, Sudesh
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University of Cape Town Libraries
Abstract
This chapter reports on the learning experience in a six-week Medical Device Design course in the
Division of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The six participants
were academics from the University of Lagos and the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, comprising
five engineers (civil, mechanical, industrial and systems engineering) and a radiologist. The course
facilitators consisted of two junior and one senior faculty members from UCT. The design process
was guided by that of Zenios et al. (2015).
The general steps followed in the design process are needs finding and needs screening, concept
generation, concept selection, and prototyping. This chapter describes the convergence towards
initially two and then one concept which met a medical need, was technically feasible within the
available time, and had a reasonable likelihood of commercial viability. A head positioning device
for hospital beds was selected as the focus of the course
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Hospital beds, Innovation, Needs finding, Medical device design, Biomedical engineering, Need Statements , Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS
Citation
Poopola O.P., Balogun O.J., Irurhe N., Adesogan O., Adewole K.K., Fasogbon, K.K., Wessels E., Beukes G., and Sivarasu S. (2019).Implementing a Design Methodology: Concept for a Head Positioning Device for Hospital Beds. In Biomedical Engineering for Africa. T.S. Douglas Ed. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Libraries, pp. 77 - 89. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2544-0