A study of the scientific bases and design strategies for advanced medical instrumentation systems. Measurements and diagnosis systems for biomechanical, biochemical, cardiovascular, radiographic and bioelectric phenomena are discussed. Prerequisite BME 271 or consent of instructor.
Course Structure This course was strictly a reading course in 2000 due to low enrollment. A listing of topics covered will be available below as we develop the course again. The last time this course was offered was in 1996, the course web page for that offering is available here.
Source Materials Notes from prior years, daily email from FDA Device News...
Topics covered in Spring 2005:
Intro to Advanced BME Instrumentation, brief talk on Onsager's relations
22 short lectures based upon R&D Magazine R&D 100 Contest entrants in the
Biomedical Instrumentation categories for 2003.
Topics in 2003: 24 lectures based upon R&D Magazine R&D 100 Contest entrants in the Biomedical Instrumentation categories for 2001 and 2000. Lectures on Human Patient Simulations and use of the devices. Lectures on prototyping. Homework on VA patient safety software. Lectures on PET with visit, infrared breath detection, bioterrorism, medical informatics, non-invasive instrumentation, rehabilitation engineering, reliability, pain relief techniques, biomaterials, artificial kidney, environmental sensing, biomechanics, drug delivery systems.
Term papers: Telemedicine (Attia), Laser use in Dermatology (Sehgal), Artificial Hearts (Falk), Nanotechnology in Engineering and Biology (Moore), Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (Phillips), Lasix (Patel.)
Topics covered Spring 2000:
Introduction to 312
Basic definitions: Instrumentation, Medical Instrumentation, Advanced
Instrumentation
Onsager's relationships and transduction
Positron Tomography from B2O3 to images
PET tracer/system design
-overview of past projects
-patient simulator
-Dobelle artificial vision system
-data mining for perioperative databases
-neural networks for classifying pain drawings
-digital holography (Voxel video)
-magnetic stimulation (Cadwell video)
-stereolithography (video)
-Bioscan imaging system - QWIP (quantum well IR photodector) technology
-Guidant off-pump bypass system
-SmartNeedle (video)
-expert endoscopic skills training center (video)
-Arkive patient information managament system (Spacelabs video)
-I-stat blood analyzer
-3M drug delivery patches
-Smith & Nephew Exogen bone healing system -- therapeutic ultrasound
-Microvision retinal scanning display goggles