EC 9351 Medical Electronics syllabus download

EC9351 MEDICAL ELECTRONICS L T P C
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UNIT I ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPOTENTIAL RECORDING 9
The origin of Biopotentials; biopotential electrodes; biological amplifiers; ECG, EEG,
EMG, PCG, EOG – lead systems and recording methods, typical waveforms and
signal characteristics.

UNIT II BIO-CHEMICAL AND NON ELECTRICAL PARAMETER
MEASUREMENTS 9
pH, pO2, pCO2, pHCO3, Electrophoresis, colorimeter, photometer, Auto analyzer,
Blood flow meter, cardiac output, respiratory measurement, Blood pressure,
temperature, pulse, Blood cell counters, differential count.

UNIT III ASSIST DEVICES 9
Cardiac pacemakers, DC Debrillators, Dialyser, Heart-Lung machine, Hearing aids.

UNIT IV PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND BIO-TELEMETRY 9
Diathermies – Short-wave, ultrasonic and microwave type and their applications,
medical stimulator, Telemetry principles, frequency selection, Bio-telemetry, radiopill and tele-stimulation, electrical safety.

UNIT V RECENT TRENDS IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION 9
Thermograph, endoscopy unit, Laser in medicine, Surgical diathermy, cryogenic
application, introduction to telemedicine.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS


TEXT BOOKS
1. John G.Webster, “Medical Instrumentation Application and Design”, John Wiley
and Sons, (Asia) Pvt.Ltd., 2004.
2. Lesile Cromwell, “Biomedical instrumentation and measurement”, Prentice Hall of
India, New Delhi, 2007.

REFERENCES
1. Khandpur, R.S. “Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation”, Tata McGraw-Hill,
New Delhi, Second edition, 2003.
2. Joseph.J, Carr and John M.Brown, “Introduction to Biomedical equipment
technology”, Pearson Education Inc.2004.

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