Biomedical Instrumentation, 5 op

Ydinsisältö

• Sources of noise and interference. Elimination or minimizing noise coupling in medical electronic systems.
• Interfacing the medical devices with the human body: biopotential electrodes and recording of biopotentials.
• Measurement principles used in bioelectrical, hemodynamic and respiratory monitoring.
• Structures of the circuits used in biomedical measurement systems.
• Electrical safety requirements and design of electrically safe medical devices.

Täydentävä tietämys

• Protection of electronic devices against transient voltages and electromagnetic interference.
• Effect of the sensor-body interface on the electronic recording system.
• Benefits and drawbacks of different measurement principles.
• Operation principle of phase-locked measurement.
• Requirements of various types and classes of electrical medical devices.