Regulation 2017 EC8073 Medical Electronics Syllabus

OBJECTIVES:

The student should be made:

•  To gain knowledge about the various physiological parameters both electrical and non electrical and the methods of recording and also the method of transmitting these parameters
•  To study about the various assist devices used in the hospitals
•  To gain knowledge about equipment used for physical medicine and the various recently developed diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.

UNIT I ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGY AND BIO-POTENTIAL RECORDING 9

Sources of bio medical signals, Bio-potentials, Biopotential electrodes, biological amplifiers, ECG,EEG, EMG, PCG, typical waveforms and signal characteristics

UNIT II BIO-CHEMICAL AND NON ELECTRICAL PARAMETER MEASUREMENT 9

pH, PO2, PCO2, Colorimeter, Blood flow meter, Cardiac output, respiratory, blood pressure,temperature and pulse measurement, Blood Cell Counters.

UNIT III ASSIST DEVICES 9

Cardiac pacemakers, DC Defibrillator, Dialyser, Ventilators, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems, Ultrasonic Imaging Systems.

UNIT IV PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND BIOTELEMETRY 9

Diathermies- Shortwave, ultrasonic and microwave type and their applications, Surgical Diathermy, Biotelemetry.

UNIT V RECENT TRENDS IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION 9

Telemedicine, Insulin Pumps, Radio pill, Endomicroscopy, Brain machine interface, Lab on a chip.

TOTAL:45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

•  Know the human body electro- physiological parameters and recording of bio-potentials
•  Comprehend the non-electrical physiological parameters and their measurement – body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, blood cell count, blood flow meter etc.
•  Interpret the various assist devices used in the hospitals viz. pacemakers, defibrillators,dialyzers and ventilators
•  Comprehend physical medicine methods eg. ultrasonic, shortwave, microwave surgical diathermies , and bio-telemetry principles and methods
•  Know about recent trends in medical instrumentation

TEXT BOOK:

1. Leslie Cromwell, ―Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement‖, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2007. (UNIT I – V)

REFERENCES:

• 1. Khandpur, R.S., ―Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation‖, TATA Mc Graw-Hill, New Delhi,2003.
• 2. John G.Webster, ―Medical Instrumentation Application and Design‖, 3rd Edition, Wiley India Edition, 2007
• 3. Joseph J.Carr and John M.Brown, ―Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology‖, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2004.