Medical Devices
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Medicine |
Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S (of 17-02-2025 to 13-06-2025) 
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
MIM |
33 |
Official Study Plan |
2 |
- |
3 |
28 |
81 |
Teaching Staff - Responsibilities
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
The objectives of this curricular unit consist in: 1) showing the importance of medical devices for different clinical applications; 2) provide tools for selecting medical devices for each clinical case; and 3) motivate the students for the clinical research in this area.Learning outcomes and competences
In an increasingly technological era, the syllabus covered by this curricular unit will provide the medical students with knowledge about the evolution of medical devices throughout the history of medicine, the basic regulations for the approval of a medical device, as well as the development cycle, use and wear of medical devices.
With this UC we pretend to encourage students to the field of medical devices, from its conception, through development and use. Provide the basic knowledge and generic scientific skills (devices, implants, regular) for the selection and application of medical devices (information management, critical thinking, independent learning, application of theoretical knowledge in solving practical problems and research capacity).
Working method
Presencial
Program
The concept of Medical device and classification
Evolution of medical devices in medicine
Innovation in medical devices
The life cycle of medical devices
Regulation of medical devices
Evaluation of the quality, effectiveness and safety of the medical device.
Medical devices and future challenges applied to various clinical specialties.
Mandatory literature
Seeram Ramakrishna, Lingling Tian, Charlene Wang, Susan Liao, Wee Eong Teo; Medical Devices, Regulations, Standards and Practices. ISBN: 978-0-08-100289-6
European Comission; Guidelines on a Medical Devices Vigilance System”, MEDDEV 2.12/1 Rev. 5 April, 2007
European Comission; Guideline for the classification of medical devices
Teaching methods and learning activities
Teaching methods will include a combination of lectures based on expository methods supported by electronic means (slides and videos) and invited seminars from clinicians from different areas in which medical devices are used. It is expected that the student can search by itself for additional information about specific medical devices. Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico |
90,00 |
Participação presencial |
10,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Frequência das aulas |
28,00 |
Trabalho escrito |
51,00 |
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico |
2,00 |
Total: |
81,00 |
Eligibility for exams
The evaluation of the curricular unit includes a work in the area of medical device (90%) + frequency and participation in the classes (10%).Calculation formula of final grade
Final grade = 0.9 X work Grade + 0,1x participation/presence
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Not applicable.
Classification improvement
Without prevision of grade improvement.