Implementing a Design Methodology: Concept for a Head Positioning Device for Hospital Beds

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dc.contributor.authorPopoola, Oluwatoyin Pius
dc.contributor.authorBalogun, Oluwaseyi Jessy
dc.contributor.authorIrurhe, Nickolas
dc.contributor.authorAdesogan, O.
dc.contributor.authorAdewole, K.K.
dc.contributor.authorFasogbon, S.K.
dc.contributor.authorWessels, E.
dc.contributor.authorBeukes, G.
dc.contributor.authorSivarasu, Sudesh
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-05T16:31:46Z
dc.date.available2019-09-05T16:31:46Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-29
dc.description.abstractThis 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 courseen_US
dc.description.sponsorship1D43TW009374-01A1 DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS IN AFRICA. National Institute of Health (NIH) grant.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPoopola 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/10.15641/0-7992-2544-0en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-7992-2544-0
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dx.doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2544-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://openbooks.uct.ac.za/bmeafrica
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5333
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Town Librariesen_US
dc.subjectHospital beds, Innovation, Needs finding, Medical device design, Biomedical engineering, Need Statementsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREASen_US
dc.titleImplementing a Design Methodology: Concept for a Head Positioning Device for Hospital Bedsen_US
dc.title.alternativeBiomedical Engineering for Africaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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