Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaBiomedical Instrumentation
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
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Head instructor
Dr. Alejandro Ernesto PORTELA - aeportela@uic.es
Office hours
A face-to-face meeting with the teacher can be arranged by writing an email.
This subject will provide the principles of operation of the most frequently used electronic instruments in the medical field, whether in a hospital environment, dental clinic and physiotherapy rehabilitation room.
Notions of the general safety standards for equipment used in medical practice will also be given, in addition to the particular standards of each equipment.
Be studying fundamentals and electronic systems
Students at the end of the course may:
Block 1: Basic concepts of biomedical instrumentation.
- Basic definitions
- General structure of a measurement system
- Main human physiological parameters: range and typical values
- Historical review-Classification of biomedical instrumentation
Block 2: Basic sensors and transducers in biomedicine.
- Electrobiological phenomena
- Biomedical electrodes: Equivalent circuit and electrode behavior
Block 3: Diagnostic equipment, monitoring and replacement. Classification by systems
- Cardiovascular system
- Respiratory system
- Neurological system
- Renal System
- Muscular system
- Digestive system and excretor
Block 4: Surgery and Therapy Equipment
- Anesthesiology
- Surgery
- Neonatology
- Clinical analysis
- Physiotherapy
- Odontology
Block 5: Safety of electrical equipment
- Physiological effects of electric current
- Macroshock, microshock
- Associated risks, factors that increase the risks
- Standards, general concepts
- Applicable standards according to measurement system (respiratory, cardiovascular, anesthesia, renal, neonatology ...)
| Title | The Biomedical Engineering Handbook |
| Author | J.D. Bronzino |
| Editor | CRC/IEEE Press, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0-8493-2122-0 |
| Num. of pages | 1404 pages |
| Title | Medical Instrumentation Application and Design, 4th Edition |
| Author | John G. Webster |
| Editor | Wiley Global Education, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1118312856, 9781118312858 |
| Num. of pages | 713 pages |
| Title | Design of Medical Electronic Devices |
| Author | Reinaldo Perez |
| Editor | Academic Press |
| ISBN | 9780125507110, 0125507119 |
| Num. of pages | 296 pages |
E: exam date | R: revision date | 1: first session | 2: second session: