A methodology to assess sustainability in medical device design

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dc.contributor.advisor Jutla, Dawn
dc.creator Karupppasamy, Subburaj
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-17T18:14:54Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-17T18:14:54Z
dc.date.issued 2022-12-1
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/31260
dc.description 1 online resource (vi, 96 pages) : illustrations, charts (some colour)
dc.description Includes abstract and annex.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-93).
dc.description.abstract The medical device design and development process is highly interdisciplinary and complies with stringent regulatory requirements and safety standards to de-risk the product. Medical device designers generally give considerable attention to functional, performance, and safety requirements during development, while sustainability takes the backstage. In this thesis, we have developed a methodology to incorporate sustainability in medical device development. We offer a set of sustainability evaluation criteria to assess design concepts and develop mitigation strategies to improve the design. A case study on a surgical guide was carried out to demonstrate the usefulness of this methodology. A mini-Delphi study with eight design experts was conducted in Singapore to evaluate the methodology's benefit, effectiveness, interpretability, comprehensiveness, and usability. The results suggest that the methodology is comprehensive and beneficial to the designers in identifying and developing sustainability-impacting design elements and making informed design decisions in incorporating sustainability at the early stage of the medical device design process. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcsh Medical instruments and apparatus -- Design and construction
dc.subject.lcsh Medical instruments and apparatus -- Evaluation
dc.subject.lcsh Sustainability -- Research -- Methodology
dc.subject.lcsh Medical instruments and apparatus industry
dc.title A methodology to assess sustainability in medical device design en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Finance, Information Systems, & Management Science
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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