PSNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ECE
LESSON PLAN (2019- 2020) -Regulation 2017
Subject Name: Medical Electronics Degree/Branch: B.E/ECE
Subject Code : EC 8073 Year/Semester: III/V
Faculty : Mr.K.Palanivel Rajan
OBJECTIVES:
To gain knowledge about the various physiological parameters both electrical and non
electrical and the methods of recording and also the method of transmitting these parameters.
To study about the various assist devices used in the hospitals.
To gain knowledge about equipment used for physical medicine and the various recently
developed diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
C305B.1 To understand the application of electronics in diagnostic and therapeutic area
C305B.2 To measure biochemical and various physiological information
C305B.3 To understand about the assist devices
C305B.4 To understand about the physical medicine and biotelemetry
C305B.5 To explain about the recent trends in medical instrumentation
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C305B.5 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 - - - - 2 1 2
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CO – PO Mapping
REFERENCES:
1. Leslie Cromwell, ―Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement‖, Prentice Hall of
India,NewDelhi, 2007. (UNIT I – V)
2. Khandpur, R.S., ―Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation‖, TATA Mc Graw-Hill, New
Delhi, 2003.
3. John G.Webster, ―Medical Instrumentation Application and Design, 3rd Edition, Wiley
India 90 Edition, 2007
4. Joseph J.Carr and John M.Brown, ―Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology‖,
John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2004.
1
UNIT I : ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGY AND BIO-POTENTIAL RECORDING 9
Sources of bio medical signals, Bio-potentials, Biopotential electrodes, biological amplifiers, ECG,
EEG, EMG, PCG, typical waveforms and signal characteristics
Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids
1 Sources of Biomedical Signals, Basic Medical Instrumentation system R1: 12 - 16 BB/PPT
2 Origin of Bio-potentials(Resting and action potentials), Refractory period R1: 50 -54 PPT
Bio-potential electrodes (Ag-AgCl Electrodes,
3
Surface Electrode, Needle Electrode, Electrical conductivity of R1: 76 - 84 PPT
Electrodes , Nernst equation)
4 Biological amplifiers (Differential amplifier, Isolation amplifier) R1: 30- 34 BB/PPT
Biological amplifiers (chopper amplifier, Instrumentation amplifier,
5 R1: 35 - 38 PPT
Carrier amplifier)
ECG – (Electrodes, Amplifiers, Lead set up, System, Waveforms and
6 R2: 50 - 58 PPT
Signal Characteristics, recording methods)
EEG – (Electrodes, Amplifiers, Lead set up, System, Waveforms and
7 R2: 58 - 59 PPT
Signal Characteristics, recording methods)
EMG – (Electrodes, Amplifiers, Lead set up, System, Waveforms and
8 Signal Characteristics, recording methods) R2: 59 - 61 PPT
R1: 163 -
9 PCG – System and Signal Characteristics, recording methods. 169
BB/PPT
UNIT II BIO-CHEMICAL AND NON ELECTRICAL PARAMETER MEASUREMENT 9
pH, PO2, PCO2, Colorimeter, Blood flow meter, Cardiac output, respiratory, blood pressure,
temperature and pulse measurement, Blood Cell Counters.
Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids
Introduction to biochemical process- PH, PO2, PCO2 (Blood Gas
10 R1: 78 - 79 PPT
Analyzer)
Colorimeter ,Photometer(Flame Photometer, Spectrophotometer) and
11 R1: 79 - 84 PPT
Auto analyzer
Blood flow meter( Magnetic Blood flow meter, Ultrasonic Blood flow
12 R1: 150 - 154 PPT
meter)
Blood flow meter( Thermal convection method, Radiographic
13 R1: 154 - 157 BB/PPT
Method,Dilution method)
14 Cardiac output measurement(Fick’s method,Indicator dilution method) R1: 158 - 159 PPT
Cardiac output measurement(Thermal dilution method,Impedance change
15 R1: 159 – 160 PPT
method)
Respiratory measurement(Impedance method,co2 method,Wedge type
16 R1: 168 - 172 PPT
Spirometer, Electronic Spirometer)
Blood pressure( Indirect method,Automated Indirect method, Direct
17 R2: 325 - 340 BB/PPT
method)
Temperature (Systemic body temperature, skin Temperature measurement)
18 R2: 421 - 428 PPT
and pulse,Blood cell counters (Coulter counters, Flow cytometry)
2
UNIT III ASSIST DEVICES 9
Cardiac pacemakers, DC Defibrillator, Dialyser, Ventilators, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems,
Ultrasonic Imaging Systems.
Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids
19 Cardiac pacemakers (Basic Pacemaker system, Need, Applications) R1: 197 - 202 PPT
Cardiac pacemakers contd(Pacing Modes and Pulse generators, Power
20 R1: 202 - 204 PPT
Sources and Electromagnetic Interference)
Cardiac pacemakers contd. (External Pacemaker, Implantable Pacemaker-
21 R1: 204 - 206 BB/PPT
Types, Programmable pacemaker)
22 DC Defibrillator(Need, Electrodes and its Types) R1: 206 - 209 PPT
DC Defibrillator contd.( Automatic Defibrillator, Implantable
23 R1: 209 - 212 PPT
Defibrillator)
24 Dialyser-Introduction, Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis. R1: 359 - 360 PPT
25 Dialyser contd. R1: 360 - 362 BB/PPT
Heart lung machine(Mechanical functions of the heart, model of the heart
26 R1: 215 - 217 PPT
lung machine, Oxygenators)
Heart lung machine contd.(Blood pumps, Traps and filters, Heat
27 R1: 217 - 225 PPT
exchanger)
28 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems R2: 592-621 PPT
29 Ultrasonic Imaging Systems R2: 623-670 PPT
UNIT IV PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND BIOTELEMETRY 9
Diathermies- Shortwave, ultrasonic and microwave type and their applications, Surgical Diathermy,
Biotelemetry.
Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids
30 Diathermies- Shortwave and Ultrasonic method R2: 431- 432 BB/PPT
31 Diathermies Contd- Surgical type and their applications. R2: 432 - 435 PPT
Telemetry principles (Components of Telemetry system, Modulation
32 R2: 532 - 534 PPT
systems)
33 Frequency selection, Multi patient Telemetry, Implantable Telemetry R2: 534 - 538 PPT
Bio Telemetry (Physiological Parameters, Single channel Telemetry-
34 R1: 317 - 330 PPT/ICT
Types)
ECG & Temperature Telemetry system), Multi channel Telemetry-
35 R1: 331 - 333 PPT
Types
UNIT V RECENT TRENDS IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION 9
3
Telemedicine, Insulin Pumps, Radio pill, Endo microscopy, Brain machine interface, Lab on a chip.
Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids
36, 37 Telemedicine NOTES BB/PPT
38 Insulin Pumps NOTES PPT
39 Radio pill R1: 909 - 919 PPT
40,41 Endo microscopy NOTES PPT
42,43 Brain machine interface NOTES PPT/ICT
44,45 Lab on a chip NOTES PPT
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