ECS5331

Biomedical instrumentation

Not offered in 1999 (offered even years only)

6 points · 39 hours of lectures and practical work · Irregular availability · Clayton · Corequisites: PHY2011 and PHY2022

Objectives The student is expected to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of instrumentation and equipment used in modern hospitals and medical practice.

Synopsis Clinical and laboratory equipment: extensive theoretical treatment of the principles, design considerations and applications; diagnostic, therapeutic and safety devices such as ECG monitors and machines, defibrillators, electrosurgery units, infusion systems, ventilators, humidifiers, dialysers, EEG machines. Systems considerations including design, artefact protection, system integration, communication protocols, intersystem isolation, design for manufacture, intelligent systems, clinical applications and implications, tissue and body function reactions.

Assessment Practical work and continuous assessment: 100%

Prescribed texts

Bronzino J D The biomedical engineering handbook CRC, 1995

Back to the 1999 Engineering Handbook