2012 Call for Papers- Paper Submission is CLOSED

The 2012 Design of Medical Devices Conference will be held April 10-12, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN USA. The conference seeks original one-page papers that demonstrate new technologies and applications in the field of medical device design. Submissions from academic and industry researchers, clinicians and practitioners are encouraged. The paper should present an unbiased description of an experiment, product or business method related to medical devices. Repeated references to branded products or trade names, or excessive use of corporate logos or trademarks in illustrations is discouraged.

Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present at a conference scientific poster session. A few authors of accepted papers may be invited to present at an oral session along with presenting at the poster session. Ten authors of accepted papers describing medical device designs that have the potential for commercialization will be invited to present at the Three-in-Five competition session at the conference in addition to their poster.

All accepted papers will be published in the ASME Journal of Medical Devices, which will be available at the conference. Conference registration and participation in the conference poster session is required for publication of the paper. All authors are encouraged to expand their one-page conference paper into a full-length paper for submission to the Journal of Medical Devices through its normal article submission process.

Technical Tracks

The conference accepted submissions for the following technical tracks:
TRK 1: Cardiovascular
TRK 2: Neuroengineering
TRK 3: Orthopedics
TRK 4: Urologic
TRK 5: Rehabilitation
TRK 6: Engineered Tissues
TRK 7: MEMS and Nano
TRK 8: Surgical Tools
TRK 9: Computer Modeling and Simulation
TRK 10: Design and Human Factors
TRK 11: Medical Device Product Development Process
TRK 12: Regulatory and Intellectual Property
TRK 13: Special Devices

Submission Instructions:

Papers are submitted through the ASME DMD Conference Toolbox

Paper Submission
Draft and final papers are 1 page in length. Required sections are: Background, Methods, Results, Interpretation. Papers must follow the DMD template, which is found at Conference Specific Information page. The template is available for download in MS Word document.

To submit your paper, click on Submit Paper to create an account. Select a track and upload the PDF version of your one-page paper. You will receive a confirmation by email that includes your paper number. Please use this paper number in all communication with the conference organizers.

Login to your author account to upload your final paper after incorporating the suggestions from the reviewers.

No papers are to be submitted to the organizers; submissions will only be accepted via the conference website.

Publication Schedule

Preliminary Papers Deadline: November 16, 2011

Reviews completed and notification of acceptance: December 18, 2011
*Due to the volume of papers submitted this year as long as the extended deadline for draft paper submission, notification or acceptance has also been extended* Note: the Final Paper Deadline will not be extended

Final Paper Deadline: December 28, 2011 In accordance with ASME final paper requirements. Publication in the conference proceedings is not guaranteed if materials are received after December 28, 2011.

Submission of DMD "Permission to Publish" Form: December 20, 2011 ( Download DMD "Permission to Publish" Form. The form authorizes DMD organizers to archive your technical paper and conference presentation on a CD distributed to registered conference attendees.)

Paper Publication Instructions

All authors are encouraged to expand their conference papers into full-length papers for submission to the ASME Journal of Medical Devices through its normal journal article submission process.

REQUIREMENT: Complete the form PERMISSION TO PUBLISH FORM, print, sign, scan and upload via our Submission Page. Please label the PDF file with your paper number DMD 2012-XXXX. Note: Only PDF files will be accepted. (alternative submission option is to fax the completed form to 612-626-2548)

Only the lead author needs to complete the Permission to Publish Form.

FORMS DUE:  Friday, December 9, 2011