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BMES-3144: Biomedical Devices

Description: Design and uses of biomedical devices for diagnosis and therapy of human and animal diseases. Disease eiologies, progression, risk factors, and epidemiology. Tissue, organ, and systems dysfunction and failure and relevance to life stages (pediatric, adolescent, adult, aged). Useful characteristics of engineered materials for device fabrication, including biocompatibility. Gaps between medical needs and current medical devices.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BMES-2104

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 7

Average GPA: 3.93 (rounds to A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 89.40%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.64%

Andre A Muelenaer202494.2%4.1%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%3.936
Joseph B Newton202494.1%5.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.961

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W