EE 471 – BIOMEDICAL

INSTRUMENTATION
Prerequisites: EE 312
312,, PHY 372
 Overview
• Use off Technology
T h l in Medicine
d (diagnosis,
d
therapy, and treatment)
• Biomedical Engineering fields (multi-disciplinary
nature))
– Bio-Mechanical -Bio-Material
– Bio-Electrical
Bio Electrical -Tissue
Tissue Engineering
– Bio-Chemical -Medical Imagine
– Rehabilitation -Genetics
Genetics
– Clinical Engineering
Biomedical Models for Diagnosis

Body
d Signal Sensor Signal Processing Output Di
Diagnosis
i
 Signals Generated in the Body
• i  ECG
Heart ffunction
H
• Brain function  EEG
• Muscle function  EMG
• y function ERG
Eye
• Nerve function ENG
• Bloodd flow
w
• Heart sounds
• Temperature
• Body liquids and fluid components
 Sensors
• Convert body signals into electricity
– Electrodes
– Thermostats, thermo-couples and Mercury
– Photo sensors
– Piezo-electric crystals for displacement
– Chemical Reagents
– Radiation sensors
 Signal Processing and Output
• Process converted signal
– Amplify
p y
– Filter
– Transform
• Generate output for diagnosis
– Number
– Image
 Safety Precautions
• Electrical Safety
• Mechanical Safety
• Preventive Maintenance and Calibration
 Examples of Instrumentations
• ECG Amplifier
• Blood Pressure Monitors
• Your contribution
 General Information
• Instructor
Instructor:: Nazeeh Alothmany, PhD
Office: 42A,
42A,, room: 313A
313A
webpage: www.nothmany.kau.edu.sa
email nothman
email: nothmany@kau.edu.sa
nothmany@kau.edu.sa
@ka ed sa
• Lab engineer:
engineer: Eng. Ahmed Beshir Trigui
• Textbook: Webster, J.G. (ed) Medical
Medical
Instrumentation: Application and Design 3rd ed.
ed
John Wiley & Sons, 1997
 Course contents
• I
Instrumentation
i
• Bio-potential amplifiers
Bio-
• Blood p
pressure and sound
• Measurement of blood flow and volume
• Measurements of the respiratory system
• Engineering Ethics
• Introduction to therapeutic devices
• Diagnosis
• Clinical Laboratory instrumentation
• Chemical biosensors
• Electrical safety
• Term paper presentations
 Grading
• M i Q
Morning Quizzes
i 5%
• Quizzes 10%
10%
• Homework 10%
10%
• Midterm 15
15%%
• Term paper 10
10%%
• Lab performance
performance, reports and projects 15%
15 %
• Final Exam 35
35%%
• Bonus
B Project
P j 5%
 Grading
• Incomplete
I l Lab
L b will
ill result
l in
i an IC course grade
d
• Not obtaining your own ECG Zero grade in
l b
lab
homework -50 points
• Not submitting homework
• Morning Quizzes in the 1st 5 min of every class
–1p point for the correct answer
– 0 points for the wrong answer
– -1 p
points for no submission
 Term paper
1 Comparing
1. C i ElElectrical
i l SSafety
f or preventivei maintenance
i
procedures of a local hospital with international standards
2 Design your own experiment to explain a physical/electrical
2.
phenomena
3. Topic
p related to a device or a signal
g of interest
– Do a literature survey on principle of operation and past use.
– Discuss current (maybe future) application
– Compare the specifications for two local suppliers and chose a device
that matches your predetermined needs
– Organization:
• Abstract,
b Introduction,
d Method,
d Results, ddiscussion, conclusion, references
– Power point presentation at the end of the term
 Bonus Project
• Invite a guest speaker for a presentation
– One student p per p
project
j
– Explore local resources (Universities, Companies,
Hospitals ..etc)
etc)
– Topics related to Biomedical Instrumentation
– Concept
C b
behind
hi d the
h iinstrument, ffeatures iin the
h
instrument, maintenance procedures, and
comparison
i between
b diff
different brands
b d in i llocall
market.
International and local Standards
• SSearchh ffor internationall standards
d d ffor Electrical
l l
safety or preventive maintenance in a hospital
department
• Chose one local hospitalp
• Compare procedures applied in the hospital with
international standards
• Give your recommendations to the hospital in
f
form off a report
• Bonus two points
 Design your own Experiment
• Chose Physical/Electrical/Biomedical/Chemical
theoryy or concept
p
• Think of yourself as an instructor who wants to
explain the concept
• Design an experiment that explains the concept
to your students
• Develop the handouts to be given to students
• Bonus two points
 Topic related to a device or a signal
of interest
• D liliterature survey on principle
Do i i l off operation i andd past use.
• Discuss current (maybe future) application
• C mp r th
Compare the specifications
p ifi ti fforr ttwo llocall suppliers
ppli r and
d chose
h a
device that matches your predetermined needs
• Organization:
– Abstract
– Introduction
– Method
h d
– Results, discussion, conclusion
– references
• Power Point Presentation at the end of the term
• Deadline for Topics is one week before Hajj
Vacation