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Bioengineering Design
Design Context Review Accelerator #1

Examine how another team educated itself

Team Panda chose to create a fracture fixation frame that improves existing methods of correcting bone deformities and fractures. Team sponsors suggested that the team consider a new theory postulating that semi-continuous adjustments may improve patient outcomes.

The column on the left shows the information the team collected. On the right is the prompt that spawned their search (from Step 1 of A Guide to Writing a Design Context Review in Bioengineering Design).

What Team Panda collected Suggested research category

Definition of fracture fixation Physiology of bone Mechanics of how bones break Mechanics of how bones grow Physiological/mechanical factors that promote healing/growth Reasons for and theories governing bone repair/growth Complications associated with bone repair/therapy	The physiology of the disease area or characteristics of the health application or process with which your project is associated
Current fracture fixation devices Theories upon which they are based How they work How they are constructed Comparative comments (advantages/disadvantages)	Descriptions of current technologies that are similar to your planned design (or information on current treatment methods or procedures used if no similar or competing designs are in place)
Semi-continuous adjustment theory How it developed How it differs from current fracture fixation theories Evidence supporting the theory Technologies/methods necessary to apply theory to current manual fracture fixation state of the art	Theories or technical approaches/methodologies that apply to the implementation or construction of your design
How current fracture fixation devices are implemented Current monitoring/management needs Who provides care Current situation for users How they work currently How changing the design would impact their work (pros/cons) Does purchaser differ from user? If so, describe factors that might be important for this audience that differ from user audience.	Potential professionals who will use your design (their preferences, how they will use it, price/construction considerations, etc.)
Current treatment regimen How regimen would change due to new design (pros/cons) Reduction in other special equipment during treatment	Concerns and potential outcomes for patient populations or secondary beneficiaries (other than users) of your design
Approvals (FDA? Other regulatory approval) necessary for the design Information on the settings in which current devices are deployed and how this will change with the new design Information on how much current design costs (to build and implement) and how new design will impact pricing Information on business aims (lower healthcare costs, reduced hospitalization, etc) that might be affected by a new design	Business, regulatory, environmental, or cultural issues that impact how your design will be used and implemented