Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation : A Practical Perspective of the Design, Construction, and Test of Medical Devices

I couldn't put this book down. It contains a good description of instrumentation, including analog and digital filtering, signal conditioning, data acquisition. The authors' background is in cardiac care (pacemakers, etc.), and the book seems to focus a great deal on patient contact scenarios, whereas I would have preferred some discussion of instrumentation of other signals such as optical techniques (e.g. pulse oximetry), thermography, perhaps imaging technologies. It's a great book for anyone doing work with defibrillators/pacemakers, myography. Medical Compliance: This book is a \*fantastic\* reference for anyone who needs to take a medical device through regulatory compliance. It includes a succint introduction to getting through the FDA mazz, plus several chapters dedicated to EMC (radiated/conducted emissions & suceptibility, etc.) and safety. Although you'll find a decent quantity of equations and theory, the book is extremely practical and hands-on, including tons of clear schematics for various affordable test circuits (field probes, Hipot, leakage, etc.), and simple, direct approaches to testing and construction. If you're looking strictly for a book on medical instrumentation, this is probably not enough. You won't find details of advanced filtering (e.g., adaptive noise cancellation), chopper detectors, fuzzy modeling & logic, algorithms, etc. But even though it's sparse on "design", this book is very strong on "development". Note the emphasis on FDA in this book, and very little mention of the European Medical Device directives (which, admittedly, are somewhat harmonized).

intending Their Work As A Supplement To The Existing Literature On Medical Device Design, Prutchi And Norris (the Vice President Of Product Development And A Senior Electronics Engineer, Respectively, For Impulse Dynamics, A Netherlands-based Company Focused On The Development Of Electrical Therapies For The Treatment Of Heart Failure, Obesity And Diabetes) Provide Tested Examples Of Medical Device Projects, Along With Pertinent Background, In Order To Demonstrate The Practical Aspects Of Medical Device Design And Testing. They Describe The Development Of Biopotential Amplifiers, Filtering Of Biopotential Signals, Safety Considerations In The Design Of Prototypes, International Regulations Regarding Electromagnetic Compatibility, Physiological Smart Sensors, Artificial Signal Sources, Principles And Clinical Applications Of Electrical Stimulation Of Excitable Tissues, Cardiac Pacing And Defibrillation, And An Engineer's Perspective On Bringing A Device To Market. The Project Descriptions Assume An Understanding Of Circuit Design, Electronic Prototype Construction, And Basic Physiology. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation fills a gap in the existing medical electronic devices literature by providing background and examples of how medical instrumentation is actually designed and tested. The book includes practical examples and projects, including working schematics, ranging in difficulty from simple biopotential amplifiers to computer-controlled defibrillators. Covering every stage of the development process, the book provides complete coverage of the practical aspects of amplifying, processing, simulating and evoking biopotentials. In addition, two chapters address the issue of safety in the development of electronic medical devices, and providing valuable insider advice.

Annotation Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation fills a gap in the existing medical electronic devices literature by providing background and examples of how medical instrumentation is actually designed and tested. The book includes practical examples and projects, including working schematics, ranging in difficulty from simple biopotential amplifiers to computer-controlled defibrillators. Covering every stage of the development process, the book provides complete coverage of the practical aspects of amplifying, processing, simulating and evoking biopotentials. In addition, two chapters address the issue of safety in the development of electronic medical devices, and providing valuable insider advice "This book provides a practical approach that enables readers to learn the design of medical electronic-devices through the analysis of specific projects. Walking you through the building blocks of implementing medical devices, Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation addresses the practical aspects of amplifying, processing, simulating, and evoking biopotentials. It provides real-world projects that range from simple biopotential amplifiers all the way to a computer-controlled defibrillator. Anyone with a basic understanding of circuit design and electrical engineering mathematics and experience in electronic prototype construction will find these projects accessible." The authors help the reader uncover the secrets of building practical electronic medical devices. Their book explores the building blocks for the design and development of new instrumentation. It addresses the practical aspects of amplifying, processing, simulating, and evoking biopotentials. In general, signals resulting from physiological activity have very small amplitudes and must therefore be amplified before their processing and display can be accomplished.