Regulatory aspects: Legal prerequisites, safety, responsibilities, directives dealing with medical devices, standardization, clinical trials as a tool for demonstrating safety and efficacy, harmonization, certification and testing, product classes for devices and how to place a new product on the market. Quality: Quality as a working tool, total quality management (TQM), quality system. Safety and risk analysis. Development of quality system in industries/organizations, providing services/products for assurance that safe and efficient product reach the market.
HL2014 Safe Medical Devices 7.5 credits
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus HL2014 (Autumn 2024–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus HL2014 (Autumn 2024–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
The main objective with this course is to give the student substantial understanding about the regulatory framework for medical devices and how personal protection and intended product performance can be assured by the medical device industry and the health care sector.
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
- Describe, explain and apply in practical use the regulatory demands for medical devices.
- Describe the difference between regulatory demands in different countries.
- Explain the interaction between authorities, regulatory bodies, standardization organizations and industry when placing a medical device on the market.
- Define quality and explain different methods for assuring quality in an organization or for products or services.
- Enlarge upon the essential role of risk analysis and quality assurance for the medical device industry.
- Explain and discuss how standardization development enhances the work in the medical device industry and the health care sector.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
120 ECTS in natural sciences or technology. 6 ECTS in medicine or medical devices/medical technology. English B/6.
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- RED1 - Examination, 7.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Approved written examination and approved project work
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Medical Engineering
Education cycle
Second cycle
Supplementary information
Notice that the final schedule is not yet decided and the dates can be changed.
Teaching is performed in the form of lectures, field trips and a project work