%0 Journal Article %J IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine %D 2013 %T Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices %A Nevan C. Hanumara %A Nikolai D. Begg %A Conor J Walsh %A David Custer %A Rajiv Gupta %A Lynn R. Osborn %A Alexander H. Slocum %X

Innovation in patient care requires both clinical and technical skills, and this paper presents the methods and outcomes of a nine-year, clinical-academic collaboration to develop and evaluate new medical device technologies, while teaching mechanical engineering. Together, over the course of a single semester, seniors, graduate students, and clinicians conceive, design, build, and test proof-of-concept prototypes. Projects initiated in the course have generated intellectual property and peer-reviewed publications, stimulated further research, furthered student and clinician careers, and resulted in technology licenses and start-up ventures.

%B IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine %V 1 %P 4700107 %G eng %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JTEHM.2013.2271897