Biomedical Devices

Tugrul Özel is the Director of Manufacturing & Automation Research Laboratory and a Professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Rutgers University in the USA.Paulo Bártolo is Chair of Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Director of the Manchester Biomanufacturing Centre, and a Professor at the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester in the UK.Elisabetta Ceretti is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Brescia in Italy.Joaquim De Ciurana Gay is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Construction at the University of Girona in Spain.Ciro Angel Rodriguez is Director of the Center of Innovation and Strategic Products Design and a Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico.Jorge Vicente Lopes Da Silva is Director of the Center for Information Technology Renato Archer in Brasil.

• CONTRIBUTORS ixFOREWORD xi1 Overview 1Joaquim De Ciurana Gay, Tu¢grul Özel, and Lidia Serenó1.1 Introduction, 11.2 Need for Medical Devices, 71.3 Technology Contribution to Medical Devices, 121.3.1 Subtractive Technologies, 131.3.2 Net-Shape Technologies, 131.3.3 Additive Technologies, 141.4 Challenges in the Medical Device Industry, 16References, 172 Design Issues in Medical Devices 23Inés Ferrer, Jordi Grabalosa, Alex Elias-Zuñiga, and Ciro Angel Rodriguez2.1 Medical Device Development (MDD), 232.1.1 Biomedical Product Life Cycle, 242.1.2 Medical Device Development Process, 272.1.3 Medical Devices’ Design Process, 282.2 Case Study, 302.2.1 Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament, 302.2.2 Conceptual Design, 322.2.3 Embodiment Design, 352.2.4 Detailed Design, 362.2.5 Manufacturing a Prototype, 362.2.6 Tracheal Stent, 382.2.7 Conceptual Design, 392.2.8 Embodiment Design and Detail Design, 432.2.9 Manufacturing a Prototype, 452.3 Conclusions, 45References, 463 Forming Applications 49Karen Baylón, Elisabetta Ceretti, Claudio Giardini, and Maria Luisa Garcia-Romeu3.1 Forming, 493.2 Typical Process Parameters, 523.2.1 Temperature, 523.2.2 Flow Stress, 533.2.3 Strain, 533.2.4 Strain Rate, 543.2.5 Tribology and Micro-Tribology, 543.3 Manufacturing Process Chain, 553.3.1 Manufacture of Alloys and Raw Materials, 553.3.2 Forming, 563.3.3 Machining and Finishing, 563.3.4 Coating, 563.3.5 Packaging and Sterilization, 563.4 Implantable Devices, 563.5 Bone Implants, 573.5.1 External Fracture Fixation, 573.5.2 Artificial Joint Replacement, 583.5.3 Spinal Implants, 683.5.4 Craniomandibular Implants, 683.5.5 Dental Implants, 713.6 Other Biomedical Applications, 73References, 744 Laser Processing Applications 79Tu¢grul Özel, Joaquim De Ciurana Gay, Daniel Teixidor Ezpeleta, and Luis Criales4.1 Introduction, 794.2 Microscale Medical Device Applications, 804.3 Processing Methods for Medical Device Fabrication, 824.4 Biomaterials Used in Medical Devices, 864.5 Microjoining of Similar and Dissimilar Materials, 864.6 Laser Micromachining for Microfluidics, 894.7 Laser Micromachining for Metallic Coronary Stents, 92References, 945 Machining Applications 99Tu¢grul Özel, Elisabetta Ceretti, Thanongsak Thepsonthi, and Aldo Attanasio5.1 Introduction, 995.2 Machinability of Biocompatible Metal Alloys, 1025.3 Surfaces Engineering of Metal Implants, 1045.4 Wear and Failure of Metal Implants, 1055.5 Micromilling-Based Fabrication of Metallic Microchannels for Medical Devices, 1065.6 Machining-Based Fabrication of Polymeric Microneedle Devices, 1095.7 A Case Study: Milling-Based Fabrication of Spinal Spacer Cage, 1105.7.1 Degenerative Disc Disease, 1125.7.2 Intervertebral Spinal Spacers, 1135.7.3 Prototype Fabrication Using Milling Process, 115References, 1186 Inkjet- and Extrusion-Based Technologies 121Karla Monroy, Lidia Serenó, Joaquim De Ciurana Gay, Paulo Jorge Bártolo, Jorge Vicente Lopes Da Silva, and Marco Domingos6.1 Introduction, 1216.2 Inkjet Technology, 1246.2.1 Inkjet 3D Printing Technology, 1256.2.2 Materials in Inkjet-Based Technologies, 1286.2.3 Inkjet Printing Methods, 1306.2.4 Inkjet Printing Systems: Processes and Machines, 1316.2.5 Medical Applications of Inkjet Technology, 1356.3 Material Extrusion Technology, 1396.3.1 Material Extrusion—General Principles, 1396.3.2 Extrusion-Based Technologies, 1446.3.3 Medical Applications of Extrusion-Based Systems, 153References, 1567 Certification for Medical Devices 161Corrado Paganelli, Marino Bindi, Laura Laffranchi, Domenico Dalessandri, Stefano Salgarello, Antonio Fiorentino, Giuseppe Vatri, and Arne Hensten7.1 Introduction, 1617.2 The Medical Devices Approval, Registration, or Certification, 1637.3 The Premarket Key Activity: The Demonstration of the Conformity to the Safety and Performance Requirements, 1637.4 The Postmarket Key Activity: The Surveillance, 1657.5 The Role of the Quality Management Systems, 1657.6 The Verification and the Auditing, 1667.7 The Role of the Standards, 1677.8 Examples of Approbation/Certification Roads in Some World Areas, 1687.8.1 European Union, 1687.8.2 United States of America, 1687.8.3 Japan, 1687.8.4 Australia, 1697.8.5 Brazil, 1697.8.6 Canada, 1697.9 In-Depth Studies, 1707.9.1 Essentials of Safety and Performance Principles, 1707.9.2 Essentials of the Risk Management, 1747.9.3 Essentials of the Nonclinical Evaluation, 1757.9.4 Essentials of the Clinical Evaluation, 178References, 181INDEX 183