Milestones
Milestone 0 - Team Development and Project Planning
In every team, it is crucial to develop a team charter which acts as an agreement between team members and commitment to the project. In addition, it is also important to create a planned project schedule to make sure your team abides by deadlines.
Milestone 1 - Patient Diagnosis
It is important to correctly diagnosis your patients' condition that requires hip replacement surgery, using the information provided by the patients' profile and medical history.
Milestone 2 - Preliminary Design Sketches
Creating unique preliminary sketches is an important aspect when generating concept solutions for your design. It allows the rest of your team to visualize your idea and from there truly understand the advantages and disadvantages of the idea.
Milestone 3 - Materials Triangle
It is important to identify a preliminary list of materials suitable for your design taking mechanical properties into consideration.
Milestone 4 - Preliminary Design Analysis
When designing an implant, it is important to analyze the appropriateness of specific design parameters for your custom hip implant namely the material of the implant stem and the diameter of the implant stem.
