Now in Bioengineering
Physical Pursuits
Joel Sadler, a former Stanford lecturer in mechanical engineering and co-inventor of the JaipurKnee, takes us through the innovations and business realities of the present and future of prosthetics.
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Knowledgebase
Engineered devices and tools designed to repair or replace defective hearts and blood vessels have dramatically reduced the deadly toll of the nation's leading killer during the past 50 years. The hottest property in the cardiac device field today is Edwards Life Sciences' Sapien transcatheter aortic heart valve, the first such device to replace a defective aortic valve without the need for open-heart surgery.
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Knowledgebase
As the 2011 recipient of the ASME Medal, Dr. Mote is honored for remarkable leadership at two major universities and the development of a comprehensive theory describing the dynamics of such flexible moving structures as bands and discs.
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Groups
The Bioengineering Division is focused on the application of mechanical engineering knowledge, skills and principles from conception to the design, development, analysis and operation of biomechanical systems.
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