Biomedical Engineering Maintenance Services - Presentation 1

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Biomedical EngineeringMaintenance Services


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Whats Biomedical Engineering?

Biomedical engineering is the application of

engineering principles and techniques to themedical field. It combines the design and

problem solving skills of engineering with

medical and biological sciences to improve

healthcare diagnosis and treatment


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Biomedical Engineering

Prominent biomedical engineering

applications include the development of

biocompatible prostheses, various

diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices

ranging from clinical equipment to micro-

implants, common imaging equipment such

as MRIs and EEGs, biotechnologiessuchas regenerative tissue growth, and

pharmaceutical drugs&

biopharmaceuticals.


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Subdisciplines withinBiomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering is a highly interdisciplinary field,

influenced by (and overlapping with) various other engineering andmedical fields. This often happens with newer disciplines, as theygradually emerge in their own right after evolving from specialapplications of extant disciplines. Due to this diversity, it is typicalfor a biomedical engineer to focus on a particular subfield or groupof related subfields. There are many different taxonomicbreakdowns within BME, as well as varying views about how bestto organize them and manage any internal overlap; devoted to BMEdivides the major specialty areas as follows:

Bioinstrumentation

Biomaterials

Biomechanics

Cellular, Tissue, and Genetic Engineering

Clinical Engineering

Medical Imaging

Orthopaedic Bioengineering


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Whats Medical Equipment?

Medical equipment is designed to aid inthe diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of

medical conditions. These devices are

usually designed with rigorous safetystandards. The medical equipment is

included in the category Medical

Technology.


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Medical Equipment

There are several basic types:

Diagnostic equipmentincludes medical imaging machines, usedto aid in diagnosis. Examples are ultrasound and MRI machines,PET and CT scanners, and x-ray machines.

Therapeutic equipmentincludes infusion pumps, medical lasersand LASIK surgical machines.

Life support equipmentis used maintaina patient's bodilyfunction. These include medical ventilators, anaestheticmachines, heart-lung machines, ECMO, and dialysis machines.

Medical monitorsallow medical staff to measure a patient'smedical state. Monitors may measure patient vital signs and other

parameters including ECG, EEG, blood pressure, and dissolvedgases in the blood.

Medical laboratory equipmentautomates or helps analyze blood,urine and genes.

Diagnostic Medical Equipment may also be used in the home for

certain purposes, e.g. for the control of diabetes mellitus


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Medical Device

A medical device is intended for use in:

the diagnosis of disease or other conditions,or

in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or

prevention of disease,


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