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.

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 ALL of OR
MATH 265 – Linear Differential Equations MATH 256 – Differential equations
MATH 267 – Mathematical Methods for Electrical and Computer Engineering AND ONE of
MATH 253 – Multivariable Calculus
Math 263 – Multivariable and Vector Calculus
AND ONE of
CPEN 211 – Introduction to Microcomputers
ELEC 202 – Circuit Analysis II
ELEC 211 – Engineering Electromagnetics
ELEC 292 – Biomedical Engineering Design Studio

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