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Modelling medical devices: The application of bioenginering in surgery

Irish Journal of Medical Science volume 168, pages 3–7 (1999)Cite this article

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Medical device technology has an increasingly important role in surgical procedures. In this article, five case studies of bioengineering in surgery are described as follows: computer-aided design of vascular grafts; middle-ear prostheses; hip prosthesis stems for optimal cement pressurisation; prototype development of a device for measurement of abdominal sounds for monitoring digestive tract activity and a hand-access device for laparoscopic surgery. In each case, new bioengineering design methodologies are demonstrated. The general principles underlying the application of bioengineering in surgery are discussed.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Trinity College, Dublin 2

    P. J. Prendergast

  2. Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast

    D. E. Beverland

  3. Department of Surgery, Mater Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7

    A. W. Blayney, T. F. Gorey & P. R. O’Connell

  4. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, England

    N. J. Dunne & J. F. Orr

  5. University of Limerick BioMedical Institute, Ireland

    P. A. Grace & T. McGloughlin

  6. Department of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Sligo Institute of Technology, Ireland

    B. A. O. McCormack

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This paper was read, in part, at a joint meeting of the Section of Surgery and the Section of Bioengineering on March 15th 1998.

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Prendergast, P.J., Beverland, D.E., Blayney, A.W. et al. Modelling medical devices: The application of bioenginering in surgery. Ir. J. Med. Sc. 168, 3–7 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02939570

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