Addressing the exploding interest in bioengineering for healthcare applications, this book provides readers with detailed yet easy-to-understand guidance on biomedical device engineering. Written by prominent physicians and engineers, Medical Devices: Surgical and Image-Guided Technologies is organized into stand-alone chapters covering devices and systems in diagnostic, surgical, and implant procedures. Assuming only basic background in math and science, the authors clearly explain the fundamentals for different systems along with such topics as engineering considerations, therapeutic techniques and applications, future trends, and more. After describing how to manage a design project for medical devices, the book examines the following: Instruments for laparoscopic and ophthalmic surgery, plus surgical robotics Catheters in vascular therapy and energy-based hemostatic surgical devices Tissue ablation systems and the varied uses of lasers in medicine Vascular and cardiovascular devices, plus circulatory support devices Ultrasound transducers, X-ray imaging, and neuronavigation An absolute must for biomedical engineers, Medical Devices: Surgical and Image-Guided Technologies is also an invaluable guide for students in all engineering majors and pre-med programs interested in exploring this fascinating field.
This book guides readers through the process of bringing a new medical device from proof-of-concept to the market.
In the new edition Dr. Sastri not only provides a thorough update of the first edition chapters with new information regarding new plastic materials, applications and new requirements, but also adds two chapters – one on market and ...
This book provides the bridge between engineering design and medical device development.
The book concludes with a review of histopathology principles for biocompatibility and performance studies.
Toxnet (Toxicology Data Network) is a computerized network of toxicologically oriented data banks. Toxnet offers a sophisticated search and retrieval package that accesses the following three subfiles: a. Hazardous Substances Data Bank ...
This book provides up-to-date information on the prototypes used to develop medical devices and explains the principles of biosensing and theranostics.
This book focuses on the adoption of medical technology in the developing world, and the role that can be played by new biomaterials.
Reflecting these changes, this second edition provides updated guidance to medical device manufacturers and other interested readers.
The book covers the registration procedures of medical devices for pharmaceutical regulatory organizations.
This title walks you through the current regulatory requirements and provides in-depth coverage of individual FDA programs that cover everything from conducting clinical trials, preparing successful premarket submissions, adhering to ...