BMET-211 Biomedical Instrumentation I
Students will be able to classify biomedical instruments into areas such as support, laboratory, diagnostic, patient monitoring, therapeutic, x-ray, etc. Biomedical transducers will be introduced and students will make application of the terms of sensitivity, resolution, recordability, readability, linearity, and accuracy in order to effect correct usage.
Hours Weekly
4 hours lecture, 3 hours lab weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Identify various components of the hospital environment and the specific functions of each section as
pertains to specific patient treatment. - 2. Describe the specific instruments used in patient care.
- 3. List the capabilities and limitations of transducer devices used to transform the patient’s vital signs into
usable signals that are inputs into Biomedical Instrumentation. - 4. Read and interpret manufacturer’s service literature, schematics, and operator’s manuals to ensure proper
operation. - 5. Use the proper simulators, standards and test equipment to ensure data for patient diagnosis is accurate.
- 6. Ensure that specific equipment is operated safely and evaluate safe usage by utilizing safety test
equipment.
- 7. Determine various regulatory agencies and the role they perform as pertains to safe environmental and
equipment operation.
- 8. Specify types of patient isolation as pertains to any biomedical instrumentation.
- 9. Analyze circuitry used to calculate outputs from various instrument inputs.
- 10. Define circuit stability, frequency responses, bandwidth, and slew rate in various types of
instrumentation.
- 11. Calculate common mode rejection and analyze equipment for proper signal to noise ratios.
- 12. Determine the function of guard circuits when attempting to measure specific functions of the cardiac
system. - 13. Compare various types of recorders used in biomedical instrumentation.
- 14. Provide reports that are mandatory to comply with various regulatory organizations pertaining to safe
operation of medical instrumentation. - 15. Plan an organized troubleshooting technique using schematics, block diagrams and circuit descriptions.
- 16. Identify the hazards of operating certain biomedical instrumentation such as defibrillators or electro
surgical units. - 17. Differentiate or integrate various biopotential signals to determine output.
- 18. Measure various biopotential signals pertaining to the cardiovascular system and understand the origin
of these potentials. - 19. Discuss the ethics required of the technician when working in this environment.
- 20. Compare the interpersonal relationships encountered in the medical profession.
Course Objectives
- 1. Identify various components of the hospital environment and the specific functions of each section as
pertains to specific patient treatment. - 2. Describe the specific instruments used in patient care.
- 3. List the capabilities and limitations of transducer devices used to transform the patient’s vital signs into
usable signals that are inputs into Biomedical Instrumentation. - 4. Read and interpret manufacturer’s service literature, schematics, and operator’s manuals to ensure proper
operation. - 5. Use the proper simulators, standards and test equipment to ensure data for patient diagnosis is accurate.
- 6. Ensure that specific equipment is operated safely and evaluate safe usage by utilizing safety test
equipment.
- 7. Determine various regulatory agencies and the role they perform as pertains to safe environmental and
equipment operation.
- 8. Specify types of patient isolation as pertains to any biomedical instrumentation.
- 9. Analyze circuitry used to calculate outputs from various instrument inputs.
- 10. Define circuit stability, frequency responses, bandwidth, and slew rate in various types of
instrumentation.
- 11. Calculate common mode rejection and analyze equipment for proper signal to noise ratios.
- 12. Determine the function of guard circuits when attempting to measure specific functions of the cardiac
system. - 13. Compare various types of recorders used in biomedical instrumentation.
- 14. Provide reports that are mandatory to comply with various regulatory organizations pertaining to safe
operation of medical instrumentation. - 15. Plan an organized troubleshooting technique using schematics, block diagrams and circuit descriptions.
- 16. Identify the hazards of operating certain biomedical instrumentation such as defibrillators or electro
surgical units. - 17. Differentiate or integrate various biopotential signals to determine output.
- 18. Measure various biopotential signals pertaining to the cardiovascular system and understand the origin
of these potentials. - 19. Discuss the ethics required of the technician when working in this environment.
- 20. Compare the interpersonal relationships encountered in the medical profession.