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Medical Device Research Project - Library & Information Resources
Ted Baldwin, UC College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS) Library

Tips for identifying a suitable medical device for your research project:

Know terminology related to the device, to improve your chances of finding relevant information
- review general device information at MedlinePlus: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
- FDA Medical Devices portal: www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/
In general, aim for a product that is commercially available. Experimental products (in development at university research labs) or products that are veyr new to market may not have a sufficient degree of published information.
Perform a search in Summon, to get a sense of the volume of published literature: uc.summon.serialssolutions.com
- HINT: apply filters on results after your initial search - Content Type, Date, etc

HINT: Search these general resources for mention of your device and how it is used in a clinical setting. Note: consumer information is geared toward what consumers use (crutches, pacemakers) versus what doctors may use in a surgical setting.
Computers and Applied Sciences Complete (CASC): www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/selfhelp/casc.html
Summon: uc.summon.serialssolutions.com
Company information
- Business Source Complete at www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/selfhelp/bussp.html
- Company Databases - UC Libraries Business subject guide: guides.libraries.uc.edu/content.php?pid=238573&sid=1968465
Journal of Medical Devices (ASME) - includes experimental and innovative devices
See the Health Sciences Library website for additional databases

UC Library Catalog: uclid.uc.edu - do a keyword search to find books on medical device technology or on a specific device. NOTE: the catalog includes many e-books.
- Browse this Library of Congress Subject Heading: Medical instruments and apparatus (sort results by Reverse Year)
- See also: outline of the Library of Congress Classification System
- Most related books at LC call number R856 (most titles at CEAS Library)
CEAS Library Reference Guide on Biomedical Engineering: guides.libraries.uc.edu/biomedicalengineering. See section "Books dealing with Biomedical Engineering"
- Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation (CEAS Reference R856.A3E53, v.1-6)
- Medical Device Register (front cover, sample entry) (CEAS Reference R856.48 .M42) - earlier editions circulate
- Health Devices Sourcebook (CEAS Reference R856.48 .H4 2007)
e-book collections - importants ones to know for engineering and science: Knovel, CRCNetBase, Springer.

Scopus: www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/selfhelp/scopus.html (see Patent link at top of search results)
CEAS Library Reference Guide on Patents: www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/guide/patent.html for in-depth info on patents
USPTO (US Patent & Trademark Office) databases: www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/selfhelp/uspb.html
Esp@cenet at ep.espacenet.com (good for printing)

UC Library Catalog for books and e-Books on medical devices or health devices. Example: CRCnetBASE e-Book collection includes the book The Medical Device R&D Handbook.
Scopus: www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/selfhelp/scopus.html. Search on a combination of the device name and design as keywords.
Pubmed: www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/selfhelp/pubmed.html for medical database provided by National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.

HINT: Combine your device keywords/phrases with words such as process or manufacturing or production.
Compendex & Inspec (engineering literature databases): combined database search at www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/selfhelp/cmpdx.html
Scopus: www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/selfhelp/scopus.html.
Search engines for academic content Google Scholar scholar.google.com
For assistance in evaluating web content, consult "Evaluating Web Content" (SUNY Albany)

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9/17/12