Medical device manufacturers are increasingly required to demonstrate that their products are safe and effective when subjected to complex loading conditions in the human body such as when the device may experience combinations of bending, twisting and compression. Physical test methods are difficult to implement in such cases, can only consider a finite number of [...]
You can download my presentation at the 2007 Cleveland Clinic Stent Summit on carotid artery stent fractures from an engineers perspective which discusses combined loading conditions, fatigue, material limits and other factors.
My interest in EEG and neurofeedback began after I participated in a sleep study at the University of Washingon. I was fascinated with all the various sensors and electronics that the technician was hooking up to me and couldn’t stop asking questions. I got some good answers but realized I was going to have to [...]