BIOE1024 Portfolio Page

BIOENG 1024, Medical Product Design, is a hands-on course focusing on frequently utilized tools and techniques used in medical product design, conceptualization, and early prototyping. The curriculum introduces a lot of different practical analog and digital fabrication methods. Building on a core foundation of pencil-and-paper-based sketching, the coursework covers a wide range of skills, including manual machining, 3D printing, laser cutting, vacuum forming, silicone molding, soldering, and finishing. Ultimately, this class provided the opportunity to build functional physical models, culminating in the reverse-engineering, documentation, and fabrication of a blood pressure monitor and cuff.

First Sketches of Warmups and an Object

Sketches Utilizing Perspective, Orthographic, Exploding, Assembly, and Isometric Techniques

Shaping and Joining Foam Core

Solid Foam Shaping an Ergonomic Object

Basic and Free Form CAD Using Fusion 360

3D Printing LCD Screens and Motor Body Placeholders

Modeling and Laser Cutting Blood Pressure Cuff Nylon Fabric

Soldering a Digital Clock Kit Together

Learning How to Wire and Use an Arduino

Making Bucks and Using Them for Vacuum Molding

Silicone Molding Using a 3D Print

Development of the Blood Pressure Monitor and Cuff

Sewing the Arm Cuff Together Using the Laser Cut Nylon and Existing Parts

Bondo Filling and Sanding of the 3D Printed Blood Pressure Monitor Housing

Painting of the 3D Printed Blood Pressure Monitor Housing

Vinyl Cutting and Blood Pressure Monitor Front Panel Fabrication

Milling and Turning the Blood Pressure LCD Screen and Motor

Final Blood Pressure Monitor and Cuff Deliverable

Disassembling the Blood Pressure Cuff