Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation

DAVID PRUTCHI, PhD, received his doctorate in biomedical engineering from Tel--Aviv University, Israel. Currently, he is Vice President of Product Development for Impulse Dynamics. He has over fifteen years of experience in biomedical and medical electronic instrumentation research, design, and management. He has published over thirty papers and holds over sixty patents in the field of active implantable medical devices. MICHAEL NORRIS is a senior electronics engineer for Impulse Dynamics. He has over twenty--five years of experience as a medical device designer, including research, design and development of analog and digital circuits, microprocessors, and embedded software.

Preface. Disclaimer. About the Authors. 1. Biopotential Amplifiers. 2. Bandpass Selection for Biopotential Amplifiers. 3. Design of Safe Medical Device Prototypes. 4. Electromagnetic Compatibility and Medical Devices. 5. Signal Conditioning, Data Acquisition, and Spectral Analysis. 6. Signal Sources for Simulation, Testing, and Calibration. 7. Stimulation of Excitable Tissues. 8. Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation. Epilogue. Appendix A: Sources for Materials and Components. Appendix B: Accompanying CD--ROM Content. Index. About the Authors.