Guia docente 2023_24
Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial
Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Biomédica
 Subjects
  Certificación de productos sanitarios e innovación en tecnoloxía médica
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Certification of medical products. Legislative framework and national and international regulations. 1.1. Current regulations at the national and international level.
1.2. Main definitions according to current regulations.
1.2. Essential requirements. Sanitary guarantees of the products.
1.3. Precise facilities and licenses for the development of sanitary products.
1.4. Classification and risk analysis of medical devices.
1.5. Labeling of medical devices and CE marking.
1.5.1. CE declaration.
1.5.2. CE exam.
1.5.3. CE verification.
2. Request and maintenance of the certification of sanitary products. 2.1. Application to a notified body.
2.2. Marketing and commissioning.
23. Process and regulations related to clinical investigations.
2.4. Surveillance and inspection system.
2.5. Quality system.
2.5.1. Application regulations.
2.5.2. Implementation.
2.5.3. Audits.
3. Industrial and intellectual property: concepts, regulations and legislation. 3.1. Current regulations at the national and international level.
3.2. Legislation relating to the protection of industrial and intellectual property.
3.3. Concepts and definitions according to current regulations.
3.3. The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)
3.3. Intellectual property.
3.4. Industrial property.
3.5. National and international patent databases.
4. Characteristics and requirements of invention patents, utility models and industrial designs. 4.1. Patentability.
4.2. The invention patent.
4.3. The European invention patent.
4.3. The utility model.
4.4. Industrial design.
4.5. The distinctive signs.
4.6. Requirements to apply for a patent.
4.6.1. Novelty.
4.6.2. inventive activity
4.6.3. industrial application.
4.6.4. Executable
4.7. Patent right.

5. Application procedure for patents and utility models. 5.1. Invention patent application procedure.
5.1.1. Application requirements.
5.1.2. Presentation of the application.
5.1.3. Designation of the inventor.
5.1.4. unit of invention
5.1.5. Description of the invention.
5.1.6. Claims.
5.2. Invention patent grant procedure.
5.2.1. Reception at the SPTO
5.2.2. Trade exam.
5.2.3. Issuance of the report on the state of the art.
5.2.3. Publication of the application and the report.
5.2.4. Substantive exam.
5.2.5. Processing, resolution and announcement of concession.
5.3. Application procedure and granting of utility models.
5.4. European invention patent application and grant procedure.
6. Innovation in biomedical technology. 6.1. Innovation and entrepreneurship in medical technologies.
6.2. Innovation tools: innovation management methods.
6.3. Technology transfer environments in biomedicine.
Practices.
Certification and industrial protection of a biomedical product. R&D&i management in the health sector.
In these practical exercises, the students will have to document the process that allows, on the one hand, the complete and correct certification of a medical device and, on the other hand, its intellectual and industrial protection in the field of biomedical engineering. There will also be an exercise on the integral management of healthcare R&D&i.
1. Choice of product.
2. Analysis of preliminary steps and previous conditions.
3. Documentation and review of the health certification process.
4. Comprehensive management of healthcare R&D&i.
5. Documentation and review of the intellectual and industrial protection process.
6. Submission and presentation of the process.
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