Consultation hours by appointment.
Mo-Fr 9:30am-11:30am
Mo-We 1:00pm-2:30pm
Subject areas
Design Theory and Applied Design Theory
Product Development in Medical Technology
Regulatory Affairs
Biomechanics
Research Areas
Implant Technology
Orthotics and Prosthetics
Ongoing PhD theses
Nicolas Bader, principal supervisor, University of Ulm, title: Development and evaluation of an implant for photochemical-dynamic therapy (PCDT) for preliminary investigations into repetitive glioblastoma treatment
Christian Halbauer, primary supervisor, Baden-Württemberg Doctoral Association, Title: Biomechanical analysis of the angle-stable PHILOS™ Long implant system with regard to straight and helical plate osteosynthesis for the management of a proximal humeral shaft fracture using physiological implant system testing and bone healing simulation
Jochen Werner, primary supervisor, Baden-Württemberg Doctoral Association, Title: Prediction of gait patterns in orthosis wearers using mechanical characterisation of orthoses and musculoskeletal simulation
Completed doctoral theses
Dr. rer. pol. Max Diamond Singh, 2016, Co-supervisor, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Title: Aspects of the Dynamics of Spine Surgery Technologies
Dr. hum. biol. Hendrik Schorler, 2021, Second Reviewer, University of Lübeck, Title: Standardised testing of bone plate-screw constructs for osteosynthesis
Dr. biol. hum. Eugen Dötzel, 2021, First Examiner, University of Ulm, Title: A clinical study investigating the biomechanics of forefoot amputees when wearing a custom-fitted carbon prosthesis and a (standard) silicone prosthesis
Dr. biol. hum. Lennart Mentz, 2022, First Examiner, University of Ulm, Title: Validity and Reliability of Mechanical Power Output in Rowing Ergometer Testing – Background, Development, and Application of a Test Rig for Air-Braked Rowing Ergometers
Dr. med. Christian Peschmann, 2024, Second Examiner, University of Ulm, Title: Investigations into the feasibility and tolerability of repetitive photodynamic and photochemical therapy using a fully implantable system in a large-animal model for the future treatment of glioblastoma
Head of Studies for the Master’s Programme in Medical Technology
Head of the Biomechatronics Laboratory
Head of the Biomechatronics Research Group
Head of the Steinbeis Institute for Implant Development, Testing and Approval
Engineering and scientific education and career history
Studied medical technology and business administration
PhD in the field of implant technology
Development engineer and head of development at Stryker Freiburg (cranio-maxillofacial and hand surgery, distraction osteogenesis)
Head of Development and Regulatory Affairs at Litos, Hamburg (orthopaedic implants)
Research placements
Legacy Research & Technology Centre, Biomechanics Laboratory, Portland, OR, USA (2013 and 2016)
OrthoKinetic Technologies LLC, Southport, North Carolina, USA (2018/2019)
Activities within the research community
Reviewer for the DAAD
Reviewer for AiF Projekt GmbH (funding programme for applied research in Bavaria)
Reviewer, AiF Forschung·Technik·Kommunikation GmbH
Judge for the DGBMT Biomedical Engineering Student Competition
Organiser of ‘Jugend Forscht’, regional competition at Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Editorial roles
Co-editor of the CE Route Planner, published by TÜV Media, TÜV Rheinland
Memberships of scientific professional associations
VDE, DGBMT specialist society
DGfB, German Society for Biomechanics e.V.
DIN Standards Committee for Precision Engineering and Optics (NA 027-02-15 AA Endoprosthetics and Osteosynthesis)
Positions held in scientific societies
Advisory Board of the journal *Trauma und Berufskrankheit* (Trauma and Occupational Diseases), Springer Verlag
Advisory Board for the textbook series ‘Biomedical Engineering’, German Society for Biomedical Engineering
Judge for the Medical Technology Student Competition, German Society for Biomedical Engineering
Founding member of the Biomechatronics Research Group at Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Ongoing projects
Photochemically-dynamic implant for the long-term treatment of glioblastoma, funded by: KMU Innovativ-Medizintechnik
Development of a modular and long-term stable positioning aid for arm prostheses, funded by: AiF/ZIM
Continuous improvement and evidence-based assessment of gait patterns in musculoskeletal disorders using an AI-supported
sensor system, using peroneal nerve palsy as a case study (OrthoKI), funded by: Carl Zeiss Foundation
Completed projects
Digitalisation and virtualisation in orthopaedic technology – SmartOT (Phase 1), 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Development of a method for the automated design, specification and manufacture of patient-specific orthopaedic aids using 3D printing, 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2021, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Development of an intelligent, networked sensor system for the instrumentation of medical devices to enable evidence-based manufacturing and optimisation, using an orthopaedic prosthesis as an example, 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2019, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Development of a method for the mechanical testing and numerical simulation of osteosynthesis systems under realistic and physiological test conditions, 1 June 2018 to 30 May 2021, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
AI-based TexWare sensor technology for mobile muscle tone tracking for adaptive eHealth solutions, 1 August 2018 to 1 July 2019, EXIST start-up grant, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Active orthopaedic technology for the upper limb, 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, EXIST start-up grant, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Microcontroller-based LED implant for post-operative intracranial photodynamic therapy of glioblastoma cells (PDT implant for short), 1 June 2015 to 31 May 2017, Innovative Projects 2015, MWK Baden-Württemberg
Investigation of the effectiveness of an intracerebral photochemical/photodynamic theranostic implant for adjuvant glioblastoma therapy in domestic pigs, 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2019, Innovative Projects 2015, MWK Baden-Württemberg
Development of a software tool for the analysis and parameterisation of joining techniques for combining individual structures with different functional elements in orthopaedic aids, 1 May 2021 to 31 October 2023, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Digitalisation and virtualisation in orthopaedic technology – SmartOT (Phase 2), 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023, ZIM Network, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Development of an innovative simulation and testing system, including the design of new osteosynthesis implants for improved bone healing through the use of dynamic fracture stabilisation – FractureHeal, 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
OrthoKI – Continuous improvement and evidence-based assessment of gait patterns in musculoskeletal disorders using an AI-supported sensor system, using peroneal nerve palsy as a case study, 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2026, Carl Zeiss Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publikationen
Capanni F., Jürgens C. Winkelstabile Osteosyntheseimplantate - Intraoperativ montierbares, telemetrisches Lastmesssystem. Trauma Berufskh, 9:98-102, 2007
Heizmann V., Capanni F., Engleder T., Appelt A. Development of an Extraosseous Nitinol Implant for the Hallux Valgus Treatment: Primilary Mechanical Investigations, Design and Numerical Simulation.Biomed Tech 2012, 57, Suppl. 1
Dürr M., Krais C., Peschmann C., Capanni F., Engleder T. Development of a Patient-Specific Carbon Prothesis to Support Sporting Activities. Biomed Tech 2012, 57, Suppl. 1
Hepp, D.; Kirsch, F.; Capanni, F.. Smartphone supported upper limb prosthesis. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering - ISSN 2364-5504. - DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2015-0116
S. Maile, S. Kobel, M. Munz, T. Engleder, J. M. Steinacker, F. Capanni. 3D-based visual physical activity assessment of children.Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, DOI: doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2015-0111
Capanni, F.; Hansen, K.; Fitzpatrick, D.; Madey, S.; Bottlang, M.. Elastically suspending the screw holes of a locked osteosynthesis plate can dampen impact loads. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Vol. 31/3, 2015, S. 164-169; DOI: 10.1123/jab.2014-0193
Hendrik Schorler, Felix Capanni, Muneer Gaashan, Robert Wendlandt, Christian Jürgens and Arndt-Peter Schulz. Bone plates for osteosynthesis - A systematic review of test methods and parameters for biomechanical testing. Biomed Tech (Berl). 2017 May 24; 62(3):235-243. doi: 10.1515/bmt-2015-0219.
Hendrik Schorler, Robert Wendlandt, Christian Jürgens, Arndt-Peter Schulz, Christian Kaddick and Felix Capanni. Bone plate-screw constructs for osteosynthesis - recommendations for standardized mechanical torsion and bending testing. Biomed Tech (Berl). 2018 Nov 27; 63(6):719-727. doi: 10.1515/bmt-2017-0126.
Fabian Mager, Jim D. Richards, Malika Hennies, Eugen Dötzel, Ambreen Chohan, Alex Mandla Mbuli, Felix Capanni. Determination of ankle and metatarsophalangeal stiffness during walking and jogging J Appl Biomech. 2018 Oct 18:1-6. doi: 10.1123/jab.2017-0265
Richard Kast, Nicolas Skuli, Iacopo Sardi, Felix Capanni, Martin Heßling, Guido Frosina, Anton Kast, Georg Karpel-Massler, Mar-Eric Halatsch. Augmentation of 5-Aminoevulinic acid treatment of glioblastoma by adding ciprofloxacin, deferiprone, 5-fluorouracil and febuxostat: The CAALA regimen. Brain Sci. 2018, 8(12), 203; doi.org/10.3390/brainsci8120203
Weitere Publikationen
Capanni F, Maguire RP. Robot Tracer Injection. PSI Life Sciences, Annual Report, Annex II, 1996
Capanni F. Dynamische Kalibrierung von Pneumotachographen einschließlich Linearitätsprüfung. www.sw-labor.fhulm.de/Diplomarbeitsdatenbank 1997
Hans-Werner Bouman, Felix Capanni, Sigmund Polzer, Steffen Berlet. Neuentwicklung eines Distraktors zur präzisen Reposition und Distraktion intraartikulärer Basis-Frakturen der Finger-Mittelglieder mit und ohne Luxation. ATOSnews, Ausgabe 14, 2009
Dötzel, Eugen; Capanni, Felix; Engleder, Thomas; Steinacker, Jürgen. Gait biomechanics of patients with forefoot amputation using a customized carbon fiber prosthesis. Abstracts BMTMedPhys 2017 Annual Meeting of the German Society of Biomedical Engineering
Gaashan, Muneer; Engleder, Thomas; Capanni, Felix. Simulation and development of a patient-specific carbon fiber forefoot prosthesis using finite element method.Jahrestagung der Biomedizinischen Technik und Dreiländertagung der Medizinischen Physik, Dresden, 10.-13.9.2017
N. Bader, F. Capanni, M-E Halatsch, R.E. Kast, C. Peschmann. A novel treatment approach after glioblastoma resection: microcontroller-based surgical implant with light-emitting diods for postoperative irradiation of glioblastoma cells. Abstracts BMTMedPhys Biomedical Engineering/Biomedizinische Technik. - 2017. - 62(s1). - S. 301–303. - ISSN: 0013-5585. - DOI: doi.org.10.1515/bmt-2017-5059
F. Capanni, S. Matyssek, M. Gaashan, E. Dötzel. Development of a Customised Forefoot Prosthesis to Enable Reintegration into Recreational Sports. Orthopädie Technik, 05/2018
Muneer Gaashan, Thomas Engleder, Eugen Dötzel, Felix Capanni, Jürgen M. Steinacker. Patient specific FEM design of a carbon fiber forefoot prosthesis to support reintegration into daily sports. Abstract P4162, 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, 2018
Eugen Dötzel, Muneer Gaashan, Steffen Matyssek, Jürgen M. Steinacker, Jim D. Richards, Felix Capanni. Initial results of a clinical study with traumatic forefoot amputees: Comparison of gait parameters wearing a customized carbon and a silicone prosthesis. Abstract O1457, 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, 2018
Steffen Matyssek, Eugen Dötzel, Muneer Gaashan, Felix Capanni. Digital unterstützter Herstellungsprozess einer individuell angepassten Vorfußprothese aus Carbon-Faserverbund. Medical Device Manufacturing Conference Abstractband, April 2017
E. Dötzel, M. Gaashan, F. Mager, D. Sergi, J. M. Steinacker, F. Capanni. Biomechanische Analyse richtungsändernder Bewegungen – Vergleich einer vorfußamputierten Probandin mit einer gesunden Kontrollgruppe. Orthopädie Technik, 04/2019
Poster
Heizmann V., Capanni F., Engleder T., Appelt A. Development of an Extraosseous Nitinol Implant for the Hallux Valgus Treatment: Preliminary Mechanical Investigations, Design and Numerical Simulation. 49th DGBMT Annual Conference, Jena, 2012
Dürr M., Krais C., Peschmann C., Capanni F., Engleder T. Development of a Patient-Specific Carbon Prothesis to Support Sporting Activities.49th DGBMT Annual Conference, Jena, 2012
D. Hepp, J. Kirsch, F. Capanni. Smartphone supported upper limb prosthesis. 49th DGBMT Annual Conference, Jena, 2012
E. Dötzel, T. Engleder, F. Capanni. Standardisierte Herstellung patientenindividueller Sportprothesen - traumaFit. Innovationsforum Medizintechnik, Medical Mountain, Tuttlingen, 2013
D. Hepp, J. Kirsch, T. Engleder, F. Capanni. Myoelektrische Fremdkraftprothese für die obere Extremität – flexHand. Innovationsforum Medizintechnik, Medical Mountain, Tuttlingen, 2013
Capanni, F.; Hansen, K.; Fitzpatrick, D.; Madey, S.; Bottlang, M.. Elastically suspending the screw holes of a locked osteosynthesis plate can dampen impact loads. 9. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik (DGfB), Mai 2015
D. Hepp, J. Kirsch, F. Capanni. Development of a smart phone supported upper limb prosthesis with eleven active driven degrees of freedom. ISPO World Congress, Lyon, 2015
Eugen Dötzel, Felix Capanni, Thomas Engleder, Jürgen M. Steinacker. Gait biomechanics of patients with forefoot amputation using a customized carbon fiber prosthesis. Jahrestagung der Biomedizinischen Technik und Dreiländertagung der Medizinischen Physik, Dresden, 2017
Gaashan M, Engleder T, Steinacker J.M., Dötzel E, Capanni F. Patient specific FEM design of a carbon forefoot prosthesis for physical active patients. OT World, Leipzig, 2018
M. Gaashan, T. Engleder, E. Dötzel, J.M. Steinacker, J. Richards, F. Capanni. Patient-specific FEM Design of a Carbon Fiber Forefoot Prosthesis to Support Reintegration into Daily Sports. 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, 2018
Schorler H., Halbauer C., Wendlandt R., Jürgens C., Schulz A.-P., Capanni F.. Recommended mechanical testing of bone plate-screw constructs for regulatory purposes. 11. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik (DGfB), April 2019
Halbauer C., Schorler H., Engleder T., Capanni F.. A sensitivity analysis to evaluate the influence of the center span and plate to bone distance on a plate-screw-bone construct for implant testing. 11. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik (DGfB), April 2019 (Nominiert für Best Poster Award)
Bücher/Buchbeiträge
Stephan Klein, Felix Capanni, Uvo M. Hölscher, Frank Rothe. Entwicklung und Bewirtschaftung von Medizinprodukten, in: Biomedizinische Technik – Faszination, Einführung, Überblick: Band 1, Ute Morgenstern, Marc Kraft et al., 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-025198-2
Max D. Singh und Felix Capanni. Medizintechnik Spin-offs aus der Hochschule Ulm – ein Prozessbeispiel, in: Entrepreneurship im Gesundheitswesen, Pfannstiel et al., 2018, ISBN 978-3-658-14780-8
A. Steffen, J. Stockhardt, F. Capanni, A. Emmendörfer. Medizinprodukte planen, entwickeln, realisieren - Der CE-Routenplaner. TÜV Media GmbH, ISBN 978-3-8249-1100-4. www.tuev-media.de/produkte/91100-medizinprodukte-planen-entwickeln-realisieren.php
F. Capanni, N. Bader, C. Peschmann und M.-E. Halatsch. Intrazerebrales Implantat für die adjuvante repetitive Glioblastombehandlung, in: Marschner et al., 2020, Biomedizinische Technik - Vernetzte und intelligente Implantate, De Gryter
F. Capanni. Fixateur Interne und Fixateur Externe Messsysteme, in: Marschner et al., 2020, in: Biomedizinische Technik - Vernetzte und intelligente Implantate, De Gryter