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This document outlines an objectives for a course on medical electronics. The course covers 5 units: (1) electrophysiology and biopotential recording including ECG, EEG, EMG, and PCG; (2) measurement of biochemical and non-electrical parameters like pH, blood pressure, and blood cell count; (3) assist devices like pacemakers, defibrillators, and ventilators; (4) physical medicine techniques like diathermy and biotelemetry; and (5) recent trends in areas like telemedicine, insulin pumps, and lab-on-a-chip. Upon completing the course, students will gain knowledge of physiological parameters, recording techniques, measurement of non-elect

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This document outlines an objectives for a course on medical electronics. The course covers 5 units: (1) electrophysiology and biopotential recording including ECG, EEG, EMG, and PCG; (2) measurement of biochemical and non-electrical parameters like pH, blood pressure, and blood cell count; (3) assist devices like pacemakers, defibrillators, and ventilators; (4) physical medicine techniques like diathermy and biotelemetry; and (5) recent trends in areas like telemedicine, insulin pumps, and lab-on-a-chip. Upon completing the course, students will gain knowledge of physiological parameters, recording techniques, measurement of non-elect

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OEC754 MEDICAL ELECTRONICS L T P C 3 0 0 3

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.

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. Khandpur, R.S.,
“Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation”, TATA Mc Graw-Hill, New Delhi, 2003.

REFERENCES:

 1. Leslie Cromwell, “Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement”, Prentice Hall of India,


New Delhi, 2007.
 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

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