Design of Medical Electronic Devices [Hardcover]

Reinaldo Perez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 14, 2002

The design of medical electronics is unique because of the background needed by the engineers and scientists involved. Often the designer is a medical or life science professional without any training in electronics or design. Likewise, few engineers are specifically trained in biomedical engineering and have little or no exposure to the specific medical requirements of these devices. Design of Medical Electronic Devices presents all essential topics necessary for basic and advanced design. All aspects of the electronics of medical devices are also covered. This is an essential book for graduate students as well as professionals involved in the design of medical equipment.

Covers every stage of the process, from design to manufacturing to implementation
Topics covered include analogue/digital conversions, data acquisition, signal processing, optics, and reliability and failure

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Using an engineering approach, the fundamentals of electronic medical devices are presented along with the basic medical knowledge deemed necessary for design considerations. After addressing power subsystems, chapters address a range of sensors. The processes of data acquisition and digital signal processing are also considered. The material is accompanied by examples of technologies and numerous schematic diagrams.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

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Design of Medical Electronic Devices presents all essential topics necessary for basic and advanced design. All aspects of the electronics of medical devices are also covered. This is an essential book for graduate students as well as professionals involved in the design of medical equipment.

This book bridges the gap between the medical professional and the engineer in designing medical devices. Covering every stage of the process, from design to manufacturing to implementation, the book will prove invaluable to engineers and medical professionals involved in the creation of these devices. Topics covered include analog/digital conversions, data acquisition, signal processing, optics, and reliability and failure.

The design of medical electronics is unique because of the background needed by the engineers and scientists involved. Often the designer is a medical or life science professional without any training in electronics or design. Likewise, few engineers are specifically trained in biomedical engineering and have little or no exposure to the specific medical requirements of these devices. Design of Medical Electronic Devices presents all essential topics necessary for basic and advanced design. All aspects of the electronics of medical devices are also covered. This is an essential book for graduate students as well as professionals involved in the design of medical equipment.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (March 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0125507119
• ISBN-13: 978-0125507110
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,725,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely disappointing, August 7, 2005

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Engineering Professor - See all my reviews

This review is from: Design of Medical Electronic Devices (Hardcover)

In the modern age of publishing, there can be no excuses for sub-standard figures. Why is it then, that this book has technical illustrations that are both crude and clumsy? I was unable to find a single figure without at least one error.

The content was also extremely disappointing, being of a primarily superficial level. Ok for introduction to the topics, but no more. I was also a little disturbed with some of the referencing methods used by the author, where it appeared in one instance, that they essentially repeated portions of a referenced publication.

I strongly suggest spending your money elsewhere unless you are simply interested in learning about the basics.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Title of book is nearly a fraud, May 20, 2010

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This review is from: Design of Medical Electronic Devices (Hardcover)

I would have expected a book titled "Design of Medical Electronic Devices" to as a minimum address the variations from standard design practices that are needed in medical electronics. In addition, it should have some background material covering the product approval process through the FDA (or even a non-US agency). But, most of all, it should cover electronic DEVICES! It contains some useful background information for Medical IMAGING SYSTEMS but only at the circuit level is it relevant to electronic devices.

As another person had cited, the illustrations are very substandard.

To quote the old hamburger commercial "Where's the beef?"