Medical Devices and Human Engineering

BIOMEDICAL SENSORS

Introduction; Michael R. Neuman

Physical Sensors; Michael R. Neuman

Magnetic and Radio Frequency Induction Sensors; Brandon D. Pereles and Keat Ghee Ong

Biopotential Electrodes; Michael R. Neuman

Electrochemical Sensors; Chung-Chiun Liu

Optical Sensors; Yitzhak Mendelson

Bioanalytic Sensors; Richard P. Buck

Biological Sensors for Diagnostics; Orhan Soykan

Biopotential Amplifiers; Joachim H. Nagel

Bioimpedance Measurements; Sverre Grimnes and Ørjan G. Martinsen

Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers; Pat Ridgely

Model Investigation of Pseudo-Hypertension in Oscillometry; Gary Drzewiecki

Cardiac Output Measurement; Leslie A. Geddes

External Defibrillators; Willis A. Tacker, Jr.

Implantable Defibrillators; Paul A. Belk and Thomas Mullen

Implantable Stimulators for Neuromuscular Control; Primoz Strojnik and P. Hunter Peckham

Respiration; Leslie A. Geddes

Mechanical Ventilation; Khosrow Behbehani

Essentials of Anesthesia Delivery; A. William Paulsen

Electrosurgical Devices; Jeffrey L. Eggleston and Wolf W. von Maltzahn

Biomedical Lasers; Millard M. Judy

Measuring Cellular Traction Forces at the Micro- and Nanoscale; Nathan J. Sniadecki and Christopher S. Chen

Blood Glucose Monitoring; David D. Cunningham

Atomic Force Microscopy: Opportunities and Challenges for Probing Biomolecular Interactions; Gary C.H. Mo and Christopher M. Yip

Parenteral Infusion Devices; Gregory I. Voss and Robert D. Butterfield

Clinical Laboratory: Separation and Spectral Methods; Richard L. Roa

Clinical Laboratory: Nonspectral Methods and Automation; Richard L. Roa

Noninvasive Optical Monitoring; Ross Flewelling

The Elemental Resource Model for Human Performance; George V. Kondraske

Measurement of Neuromuscular Performance Capacities; Susan S. Smith

Measurement and Analysis of Sensory–Motor Performance: Tracking Tasks; Richard D. Jones

Measurement of Information-Processing Subsystem Performance Capacities; George V. Kondraske and Paul J. Vasta

High-Level Task Analysis: Using Cognitive Task Analysis in Human–Machine System Design; Kenneth J. Maxwell

Task Analysis and Decomposition: Physical Components; Sheik N. Imrhan

Human–Computer Interaction Design: Usability and User Experience Design; Kenneth J. Maxwell

Applications of Human Performance Measurements to Clinical Trials to Determine Therapy; Mohamad Parnianpour

Human Performance Engineering Design and Analysis Tools; Paul J. Vasta and George V. Kondraske

Human Performance Engineering: Challenges and Prospects for the Future; George V. Kondraske

Hearing Loss and Deafness: Augmentation and Substitution; Jeremiah J. Remus

Low Vision and Blindness: Augmentation and Substitution; John Gill

Orthopedic Prosthetics in Rehabilitation; Kevin Fite

Rehabilitation Engineering, Science, and Technology; Charles J. Robinson

Orthopedic Prosthetics and Orthotics in Rehabilitation; Marilyn Lord and Alan Turner-Smith

Externally Powered and Controlled Orthoses and Prostheses; Dejan B. Popović

Sensory Augmentation and Substitution; Kurt A. Kaczmarek

Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Katya Hill, Barry Romich, and Gregg Vanderheiden

Rehabilitation Engineering Technologies: Principles of Application; Douglas Hobson and Elaine Trefler

Clinical Engineering: Evolution of a Discipline; Joseph D. Bronzino

Management and Assessment of Health Care Technology; Yadin David and Thomas M. Judd

Managing Medical Equipment Risks; Larry Fennigkoh

Clinical Engineering Program Indicators; Dennis D. Autio and Robert L. Morris

Quality of Improvement and Team Building; Joseph P. McClain

A Standards Primer for Clinical Engineers; Alvin Wald

Regulatory and Assessment Agencies; Mark E. Bruley and Vivian H. Coates

Applications of Virtual Instruments in Health Care; Eric Rosow and Joseph Adam

Biography

Joseph D. Bronzino is the founder and president of the Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium (BEACON) in Hartford, Connecticut. He earned a PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Dr. Bronzino has received the Millennium Award from IEEE/EMBS and the Goddard Award from Worcester Polytechnic Institute for Professional Achievement. He is the author of more than 200 articles and 11 books.

Donald R. Peterson is a professor of engineering and dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Nursing at Texas A&M University–Texarkana. He earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Dr. Peterson’s recent research focuses on measuring and modeling human, organ, and/or cell performance, including exposures to various physical stimuli and the subsequent biological responses. Dr. Peterson has published more than 50 journal articles and 12 reference books.