ELEC 371

Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation

Theory and experiments involving instruments for general, orthopedic, cardiac and minimally invasive surgery as well as sensors for respiratory, cardiac, bioelectric, biochemical and nervous system measurement. Restricted to students admitted to the Biomedical Engineering option in Electrical Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering program. This course is cross-listed with BMEG 321. Credit will only be given for one of ELEC 371 or BMEG 321.

3 credits

Course Topics

  • Statistics
  • Limb Plesthysmography
  • Suturing
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Hip & Knee Athroplasty
  • Circulatory System
  • Cardiac Output, NIBP & TPR
  • Biopotentials
  • Electro-Cardiography

Textbook

Principles of Human Physiology, ISBN: 978-0-321-55666-0

Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary, ISBN: 978-1-4160-2364-7

Prerequisites:

  
EITHER A) all of OR B)
MATH 265 – Linear Differential Equations MATH 256 – Differential equations
MATH 267 – Mathematical Methods for Electrical and Computer Engineering
AND EITHER A) all of OR B) all of 
ELEC 202 – Circuit Analysis II BMEG 220 – Circuits and Electromagnetics with Application to Biomedical Engineering
ELEC 292 – Biomedical Engineering Design Studio BMEG 257 – Biomedical Engineering Design I

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