Bryce Davis

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designsafe BME

• Bryce Davis
• Glen Henbest
• Martin Gilmore
• Anjul Maheshwari
• Matt Oster

Vanderbilt University Department of Biomedical
Engineering November 5, 1998
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What is designsafe?

• Software tool for analysis of potential hazards
• Looks for solutions in design phase
• Is currently not specific for biomedical
  engineering use

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What are similar products?

• Many consultants perform similar tasks
• WHAM software is only known alternative
• cheaper
• not as user-friendly
• not as complete

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Customizing designsafe for BME

• Items to consider
• potential users
• potential tasks
• potential hazards
• Test new product
• artificial knee
• bowel segment resectioning
• laser use in research

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Analysis of Knee Replacement

• Loss of limb function
• Stress on knee
• Slips, loss of balance
• Blood-borne diseases

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Analysis of Resection of a Segment of Bowel

• Bacterial/Viral
• Reactions to chemicals
• Cutting/Severing
• Loss of Function

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Analysis of LaserUse in Research

• Deviation from safe work practices
• Burns
• Optical Properties
• Unexpected start-up

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Conclusions

• designsafe was customized for BME
• Potential BME hazards were assessed
• designsafe is indeed a powerful tool to aid in
  the design of BME devices

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Acknowledgements

• Bruce Main, President of designsafe
• Dr. Paul King, Associate Professor of Biomedical
  Engineering, Vanderbilt University