Medical Instruments and Devices: Principles and Practices

ISBN-13: 9781138748521 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 320 str.

Opis

This book draws on material from the medical instruments and devices section of The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition. Edited by Schreiner, Bronzino, and Peterson, this reference brings together contributions by world-class experts in the field. Offering comprehensive treatment of the latest developments and research being conducted in biomedical instruments and devices, this is a useful resource for practitioners, scientists, and researchers working in the areas of medical devices and instrumentation as well as graduate students studying bioengineering, instrumentation, and medical devices.

Spis treści

Biopotential Amplifiers. Bioelectric Impedance Measurements. Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers. Noninvasive Arterial Blood Pressure and Mechanics. Cardiac Output Measurement. External Defibrillators. Implantable Defibrillators. Implantable Stimulators for Neuromuscular Control. Respiration. Mechanical Ventilation. Essentials of Anesthesia Delivery. Electrosurgical Devices. Biomedical Lasers. Instrumentation for Cell Mechanics. Blood Glucose Monitoring. Atomic Force Microscopy: Opportunities and Challenges for Probing Biomolecular Interactions. Parenteral Infusion Devices. Clinical Laboratory: Separation and Spectral Methods. Clinical Laboratory: Nonspectral Methods and Automation. Noninvasive Optical Monitoring.

O autorze

Dr. Steven Schreiner joined The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in 2008, where he currently serves as dean of the School of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, and earned both his M.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Following post-doctoral research fellowships in neurosurgery at Vanderbilt and radiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he held the position of senior biomedical engineer with Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., Sacramento, CA. He is the founding chairman of the Biomedical Engineering Department at his alma mater, Western New England University.