TY - BOOK AU - Webb,Andrew AU - TI - Principles of biomedical instrumentation T2 - Cambridge texts in biomedical engineering SN - 9781107113138 AV - R857.B54 U1 - 610.284 23 PY - 2018///] CY - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY, USA PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Equipment and Supplies KW - Medical instruments and apparatus KW - Biomedical materials KW - Biosensors KW - Equipment Design N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Biomedical instrumentation and devices -- ; Sensors and transducers -- ; Signal filtering and amplification -- ; Data acquisition and signal processing -- ; Electrocardiography -- ; Electroencephalography -- ; Digital hearing aids -- ; Mobile health, wearable health technology and wireless implanted devices -- ; Safety of biomedical instruments and devices N2 - This textbook describes the step-by-step processes involved in biomedical device design. Integrating microfabrication techniques, sensors and digital signal processing with clinicial applications, it covers: the measurement, amplification and digitization of physiological signals, and the removal of interfering signals; the transmission of signals from implanted sensors through the body, and the issues surrounding the powering of those sensors; networks for transferring sensitive patient data to hospitals for continuous home-monitoring systems; tests for ensuring patient safety; the cost-benefit and technological trade-offs involved in device design; and current challenges in biomedical device design ER -