VirtualMDLab - Undergrads

Manufacturing Processes | Automation and Robotics

Manufacturing Processes (EIN 4621) - 2008

EIN 4621 - Fall 2007 | EIN 4621 - Fall 2008

The VirtualMDLab is used by students from the Manufacturing Processes course offered by the IMSE Department. These students count on the facilities for hand-on experiences and for completing assigned projects. Here is a brief description of their activities in the lab:

Integration of medical device projects into the Manufacturing Processes course.

A real-world project on medical devices was integrated into the Manufacturing Processes course. The project was performed in collaboration with a medical doctor from the College of Medicine at USF, who presented the problem to the students in the course.

Students learned about the surgical procedure through a video and a medical learning kit. Groups of at most five students attended and observed on-site surgeries in the operating room (OR)

The objective of the project was to design, implement, and fabricate the prototype of a new medical device to facilitate minimally-invasive surgery.

The design was prototyped using the rapid prototyping machines at the VirtualMDLab to test the functionality and appearance of the device. Students needed to take into account skin variations among patients with different body complexion.