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Biomedical Engineering Capstone

BME498
Closed
Main contact
University of Toronto
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chris Bouwmeester
Chris Bouwmeester
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
(1)
3
Timeline
  • September 1, 2021
    Experience start
  • October 23, 2021
    Project Requirements
  • December 2, 2021
    Project Proposal
  • April 2, 2022
    Project Demonstration
  • April 9, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Startup, Small to medium enterprise, Incubator
Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Sports & fitness

Experience scope

Categories
Skills
molecular genetics human biology engineering design process project proposals medical device development biomedical engineering engineering plans and specifications neuroscience teaching
Learner goals and capabilities

Do you have a healthcare-related problem that you wish you could get at if you had just a little more time?

Multidisciplinary teams of engineering and science (human biology, neuroscience, molecular genetics, etc.) students will work to address an engineering design problem that your organization is facing. The team will participate in the capstone design course with guidance from a faculty member and teaching team with expertise in biomedical engineering and medical device design. By the end of the course the team will present test results to you to demonstrate a feasible solution to your problem.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
10 learners
Project
260 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will work to complete the following:

  • Detailed assessments of your requirements and engineering specifications related to your problem
  • A project proposal outlining potential design concepts
  • A working prototype and test results
Project timeline
  • September 1, 2021
    Experience start
  • October 23, 2021
    Project Requirements
  • December 2, 2021
    Project Proposal
  • April 2, 2022
    Project Demonstration
  • April 9, 2022
    Experience end

Project examples

Past project examples include, but are not limited to:

  • A device to remove the femoral stem in well-fixed artificial hip implants
  • A minimally invasive electropalatography device to help people rehabilitate from oral cancer surgery
  • A gamified incentive spirometer device to entice children to perform breathing exercises
  • A device to help people with Parkinsons disease complete their physiotherapy exercises with feedforward auditory cues

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
    Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions. Typically this may amount to a total of 10 - 20 hours over the duration of the 8-month project.
  • Q2 - Checkbox
    Although the University will not claim any existing IP (all IP belongs to company), any new designs made by the student groups can be used within the college for academic and learning purposes. University NDA agreements must be agreed to and signed prior to starting the project in case of the use of sensitive information.
  • Q3 - Checkbox
    Provide funds for any material costs required for building necessary and justified prototypes at the start of the project. These costs can be discussed and will be mutually agreed upon before the project starts.
  • Q4 - Checkbox
    Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
  • Q5 - Checkbox
    Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.