Functionally Stratified Design and Manufacture of Orthopaedic Devices

9.30     Registration, exhibition and coffee
10.00   Welcome & Introduction to the Workshop (Prof John Fisher)
SESSION 1: Setting the scene (Chair: Prof Ruth Wilcox)
10.05   Prof John Fisher (University of Leeds): Overview of the research challenge and current activity
10.25   Graham Isaac (Depuy Synthes): Industry need for stratified design
10.45   Dr Suzanne Halliday (British Standards Institution): Regulation for stratified design
11.05   Tea, coffee and networking 
11.20 Addressing questions and challenges (interactive session in breakout groups)
SESSION 2:  MeDe Innovation Research in the Hip (Chair: Dr Louise Jennings)
12:15  Prof Gordon Blunn (UCL): Stratification and clinical need for improved designs in hips
12:30   Dr Mazen Al-Hajjar (University of Leeds): Preclinical hip simulation: A SAFER Approach
12.45   Lunch, exhibition and networking 
SESSION 3:  MeDe Innovation Research in the spine (Chair: Dr Donal McNally)
1.45     Prof Ruth Wilcox (University of Leeds): Functionally stratified design and manufacture in MeDe Innovation for the spine
2.00     Dr Sebastian Sikora (University of Leeds): Modelling patient variation for implant design
2.15     Dr Alan Parish (University of Nottingham): Manufacture of stratified devices
2.30     Dr Nicholas Dunne (Queens University Belfast): Bone cement for minimally invasive applications in the spine
2.45     Tea, coffee and networking 
SESSION 4: MeDe Innovation Research in the Knee (Chair: Dr Ceri Williams)
3.00     Dr Louise Jennings (University of Leeds): Functionally stratified design and manufacture in MeDe Innovation for the knee
3.15     Dr Abdellatif Abdelgaied (University of Leeds): Effect of kinematics and position of the wear of knee replacements
3.30     Identifying gaps that can lead to Fresh Ideas (interactive session in breakout groups)
4.15     Feedback from the day
4.30     Closing remarks
4.35     Close

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