I think this gave a solid overview of what to expect from multiple different areas of the biomedical world. As students at NJIT, we are told to choose a direct track (Mechanics, Materials, Instrumenta...

Just because there are "verbal contracts", doesn't mean things should be less important that arguments in writing. Having a witness present (maybe someone somewhat familiar with whatever is being disc...

When considering a "sponsored event," especially for something in a professional field, any location (as you mentioned) that someone would go to on vacation would be unreasonable. My first thought was...

@ac825 I would like to add that an incredible amount of experience in the field may lead to a narrow-minded or tunnel-vision like approach to certain topics. I think someone can be counted on for proj...

This directly relates to the warning our professors give us at the beginning of our Capstone semesters "Don't make group members with your friends, as your friend group may no longer stay together." A...

I would say given the structure from the charts from the power point slides, I would agree that our teams are structured more around a Functional Organization. Each member of the team is responsible f...

Working for a company that manufactures medical devices (more specifically, I deal with nonconforming components), some of the main documentation I deal with (when determining the Severity and Occurre...

The Risk Management Process has a variety of different tasks that are encompassed within it. The Analysis portion that is involved includes a good amount of brainstorming where any risks that may invo...

When releasing a biomedical device, there is of course a lot of reward from both a monetary standpoint, as well as a personal wellness perspective as the feeling of helping others may be a reward in i...

When releasing a biomedical device, there is of course a lot of reward from both a monetary standpoint, as well as a personal wellness perspective as the feeling of helping others may be a reward in i...

The device I'll discuss is the LTV 950 ventilator: Functional - One functional requirement of the device is for it to output oxygen into a patient's lungs when they are physically incapable of doing i...

@vthampi I would like to add to this by mentioning how even a small thing such as a misspelling, or even something as miniscule as missing an (s) at the end of a word will almost always be adjusted us...

Two benefits of Software Validation include: 1. Ease of Updating the Software: When using a software developed in a device, depending on how the software is constructed (especially considering how use...

I would also agree with the others here that corporate responsibility is taken very seriously when it comes to medical device output. I think naturally companies are adamant about putting out a "good ...

I would guess that most of us have completed a Capstone or Senior Project in the past that was "in-theory" supposed to make it to market assuming a successful prototype was completed. What was include...