ENTC 4350

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION I

ENTC 4350

SYLLABUS

Introductions

Instructor Students

Instructor Dr. Hugh Blanton

Room: 222-APhone: 439-4177email: blanton@etsu.eduOffice hrs: T—1:00 pm—4:00 pm

R—9:00am—12:00pmM—7:00pm—9:00pm

Website: http://faculty.etsu.edu/blanton

Students

Name Major

PREREQUISITE:

Understanding of basic electrical, mathematical, and physical principles.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION A first course in biomedical instrumentation. Content includes hospital equipment safety,

biopotentials, electrodes and transducers, the principles of electrocardiographs, pacemakers, defibrillators, IV pumps, catheters and ventilators.

Laboratory experiments on medical circuits will be studied or performed.

Objectives:

To present basic characteristics that all medical instruments share.

To present a generalized set of specifications of instrumentation to guide you in the evaluation and design of medical instrumentation.

WEBSITE

Power point presentations will be available on the web site• http://faculty.etsu.edu/blanton.

• Look in the hyperlink:

• ENTC_4350.

Joseph J. Carr, John M. Brown, Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology (4th Edition),Prentice Hall; 4th edition (May 30, 2000) ISBN: 0130104922

Richard Aston, Principles of Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement (Merrill's International Series in Electrical and Electronics Technology)

Textbook

Grades

There will be three exams accounting for 60% of the grade and a lab grade accounting for 20% of the grade.

There is a subjective grade of 20% based on class attendance and class contribution and involvement.

Content

Three general areas

1. Basic Measurement

2. Hospital Safety

3. Medical Instrumentation

Basic Electricity (Weeks 2-4) What is electricity?

• voltage• current• resistance• capacitance• inductance

Measuring electricity• voltmeters• ammeters

Alternating Current The Oscilloscope

Week 5

Test 1 (Basic Electricity)

Hospital Safety (Weeks 6-7)

Electrical Safety Electrical Injuries Special Hazards

Week 8

Test 2 (Hospital Safety)

Medical Instrumentation (Weeks 9-15) Measurement of strain, temperature, flow, and pressure Cardiac Monitoring Cardiac Assist Devices Respiratory Measurements

• Pulmonary Function Testing• Blood Gas Analysis

Renal Analysis Optical Methods

• Endoscopy• Spectrophotometry• Infrared Techniques

Imaging Methods• X-Ray• Nuclear• Ultrasonics

Purchasing Equipment and Planning

Week 16

Final Exam (Medical Equipment)

Labs

The Oscilloscope Introduction to PSPICE Series & Parallel DC Circuits Series & Parallel AC Circuits Safety Analyzer Differential & Instrumentation Amplifiers Strain Gauges Measurement of Respiratory Rate and Volume

• Note that the labs may change!!!

Questions?