Provide basics about biomedical instruments and devices, from the diagnostic instruments over the therapeutic devices up to long-term monitoring applications, including basic understanding of the operational principles of devices for transducing, amplifying and interpreting the signals.

Introduction to theory, praxis, and restrictions of common diagnostic, therapeutic, and monitoring instruments for biomedical applications. Covers the basic concept of semicoonductors and operation amplifiers, use of transducers, data recording and analysis systems such as microcomputer interfaces. Historical aspects are encompassed as well as state of the art, e.g., sleep monitoring, and future developments of the biomedical instrumentation, e.g., pervasive monitoring.

Lectures*
Topic / Time
Introduction (11:30 - 13:00)    02.03
Operational principles of microelectronic devices** (16:00 - 17:30)    08.03
Operational principles of transistors and operational amplifiers (11:30 - 13:00)    16.03
Basic principles of biomedical instrumentation (11:30 - 13:00)    06.04
Diagnostic devices (11:30 - 13:00)    13.04
Therapeutic and monitoring devices (11:30 - 13:00)    20.04

Laboratory exercises
Topic / Time
ECG, EEG, Oximetry, Phonography, Plethysmography, Prosthetic(1)    1 x 4 h
(E.Kaniusas, S.Kampusch, K.Becker)
1 Group - Thursday,    21.04,     09:00 - 13:00
2 Group - Thursday,    21.04,     14:00 - 18:00
3 Group - Friday,    22.04,     13:00 - 17:00

Functional electrical stimulation(2)    1 x 4 h
(W.Mayr)
1 Group - Tuesday,    26.04,     08:30 - 12:30
2 Group - Thursday,    28.04,     08:30 - 12:30
3 Group - Thursday,    28.04,     13:00 - 17:00

Amplifiers for biosignals(3)    1 x 4 h
(H.Wanzenböck, J.Prinzinger, E.Bertagnolli)
1 Group - Wednesday,    27.04,     12:00 - 16:00
2 Group - Wednesday,    04.05,     12:00 - 16:00
3 Group - Wednesday,    11.05,     12:00 - 16:00

Tutors: A.Sturma, C.Prahm, P.Schuller

*Lecture hall EI 3 Sahulka HS, 2 floor, Gußhausstraße 27-29
** Lecture hall EI 9 Hlawka HS, ground floor, Gußhausstraße 27-29
(1)Labs of E351 (CC0113), 1st floor, Gußhausstraße 27-29
(2)Centre of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, level 4L, Vienna General Hospital, Währinger Gürtel 18-20
(3)Labs of E362 (GA01C03), 1st floor, Floragasse 7

written

Eugenijus Kaniusas, Biomedical Signals and Sensors I, Springer Publisher (2012)
Eugenijus Kaniusas, Biomedical Signals and Sensors II, Springer Publisher (2015), with student discount of 50% (by INTU-books only).

Lecture notes for this course are available.