660-2024/01 – Preclinical mechanical testing (PMT)
| Gurantor department | Centre for Advanced Innovation Technologies | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Petra Matějková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Petra Matějková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2024/2025 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The objective of the preclinical mechanical testing of medical devices course is to provide students with an understanding of the methods and techniques used to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medical devices, especially with regard to their mechanical performance. Emphasis will be placed on a practical understanding of the basic physical quantities expressing the mechanical properties of both materials and structural units.
Students will become familiar with basic and technological test methods in the field of destructive testing in connection with the standards and requirements both for the material and in relation to the construction of the medical device. After completing the course, students will be able to design and perform appropriate mechanical tests on medical devices, interpret the results of these tests and use the data to make decisions about the design and performance of the device.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Summary
This course provides an overview of the principles and techniques used to evaluate the mechanical properties of medical devices. Through a combination of lectures, case studies and hands-on laboratory exercises, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the importance of preclinical mechanical testing in the development of medical devices.
The following areas will be discussed in the course:
Principles of mechanical testing
• Standards and regulations for mechanical testing of medical devices
• Common mechanical tests for medical devices
• Statistical analysis of mechanical test data
Compulsory literature:
[1] Strnadel B. NAUKA O MATERIÁLU II Degradační procesy a design konstrukčních materiálů.
[2] ASM Handbook volume 8 – Mechanical testing and evaluation, 2000
[3] VELES, P. Mechanické vlastnosti a skúšanie kovov. 1. vyd. Praha: ALFA/SNTL, 1985.
Recommended literature:
[1] Ashby M.: Materials Selection in Mechanical Design
[2] William F. HOSFORD Mechanical Behavior of materials
[3] Vlk M. Experimentální mechanika, Brno 2003
[4] Stephens I., R. Metal Fatigue in engineering 2nd edition, wiley 2001
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Elaboration of measurement protocols
E-learning
Other requirements
No further student requirements are required
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Importance of preclinical mechanical testing of medical devices, requirements of standards
2. Division of mechanical properties and test methods.
3. Basics of flexibility and strength (stress states).
4. Basic tests of mechanical properties and their evaluation (tensile test, bending impact test, hardness test)
5. Basic principles of strain measurement of deformations.
6. Basics of computer processing and evaluation of test data.
7. Basic degradation mechanisms affecting service life
8. Unconventional tests of mechanical properties (fatigue, fracture toughness, dynamic tests)
9. Design of tests to meet functional and service life requirements
10-11. Design and implementation of mechanical tests of medical devices
12. Principles of testing machines, sensors and technological testing in relation to medical devices
13-14. Practical experience with mechanical testing techniques and instruments
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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