Programme

Course code

Title

B.Sc (ECS)
Course Objective

Medical Electronics
:

To provide the knowledge in Bio-potential recorders, Pace makers,

Defibrillators, Surgical diathermy and Bio-telemetry.

Expected Level of Output

Conceptual Level

Department offered

Electronics and Communication Systems

Course Inputs:
Unit

II

\III

IV

Text
Book

Chapter

Instructional
Hours

Types of electrode: Microelectrode, Depth and

Needle electrodes, Surface electrode

Bio Potential Recorders

Characteristics of the recording system;
Electrocardiography: Origin of cardiac action
potential; ECG lead
configurations; ECG
recording setup

Practical considerations for ECG recording;

Echocardiography

A
A
B
B
B

4
4
6
17
19

1
2
2
1
2

Description
Human Physiological systems
Cells and their structure; Transport of potentials;
Bio-electric potentials
Bio-potential Electrodes
Design of medical instruments; components of
Bio medical instrument system; Electrodes; Half
cell potential; purpose of the electrode paste

Electroencephalography (EEG): Origin of EEG;

Brain waves; Placement of electrodes; Recording
setup
Electromyography EMG
Recording setup; Determination of conduction
velocities in motor nerves
Electroretinography (ERG)
Electro Oculography (EOG)
Blood pressure measurement
Audio meter
X- ray machine
Pace makers
Energy requirements to excite heart muscle;
Methods of stimulation, Different modes of
operation
Defibrillators
Different types of defibrillator; AC defibrillator;

DC defibrillator

Heart-Lung Machine:
Mechanical function of the heart; Model of the
heart lung machine
Kidney machine:
Dialysis; Hemodialysis; Peritonial Dialysis
Surgical Diathermy: Short wave diathermy;
microwave diathermy; Ultrasonic diathermy
Ventilators
Anesthesia machine
Computers in medicine; Endoscopes
Computer tomography(CT Scan);
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI Scan)
Revision

A
A

6
6

1
1

10

10

3
5

Total Hours

55

Note: 100% Theory

CIA 25 marks; End Semester: 75 marks

MAP code: C
Text Books:
A. A. Arumugam, Biomedical Instrumentation, Reperint, Anuradha Publications, Chennai, 2011.
B. R. S. Khandpur, "Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation", Second Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill
Education.
Reference Book:
A. Joseph J.Carr, John M. Brown, Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technologies, Fourth
Edition, Pearson Education.