Therapeutic Device · SHS3 Biomedical Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.3.2.LI.1 - Disassemble and assemble components of the therapeutic device.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List and describe the major components of a given therapeutic device and their functions.
Follow a step-by-step procedure to safely disassemble a therapeutic device, noting the correct order of removal of parts.
Reassemble the therapeutic device correctly, ensuring all parts are properly aligned and secured.
Explain the safety precautions to observe when handling and disassembling therapeutic devices.
Troubleshoot common assembly errors by identifying misaligned or incorrectly fitted components.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Biomedical Intervention (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Therapeutic Device (3.2)
Content standard: 3.3.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnections among components of therapeutic devices and explain the medical device regulation process. 3.3.2.LO.1 Identify constituent components of a therapeutic device, develop an operating manual for a medical device and describe the regulatory processes for medical devices.
Indicator: 3.3.2.LI.1 - Disassemble and assemble components of the therapeutic device.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 11 (Week 31 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 99

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Experiential Learning: An invited resource person brings and gives a talk about a specified therapeutic medical device. After the talk, the resource person leads the class to disassemble the device and identify the parts and functions. The device is then assembled. The resource person leads learners to repeat the disassembling and assembling processes to familiarize learners with the device.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Medical device
- Projector
- Internet
- Textbook
- Sample
- Regulatory
- manual documents
Assessment (3.3.2.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.