Medical Devices and Human Engineering

Known as the bible of biomedical engineering, The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition, sets the standard against which all other references of this nature are measured. As such, it has served as a major resource for both skilled professionals and novices to biomedical engineering. Medical Devices and Human Engineering, the second volume of the handbook, presents material from respected scientists with diverse backgrounds in biomedical sensors, medical instrumentation and devices, human performance engineering, rehabilitation engineering, and clinical engineering. More than three dozen specific topics are examined, including optical sensors, implantable cardiac pacemakers, electrosurgical devices, blood glucose monitoring, human–computer interaction design, orthopedic prosthetics, clinical engineering program indicators, and virtual instruments in health care. The material is presented in a systematic manner and has been updated to reflect the latest applications and research findings.

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 MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND DEVICES 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 HUMAN PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING 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 REHABILITATION ENGINEERING 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. Popovic Sensory Augmentation and Substitution; Kurt A. Kaczmarek Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Katya Hill, Barry Romich, and Gregg Vanderheiden Measurement Tools and Processes in Rehabilitation Engineering; George V. Kondraske Rehabilitation Engineering Technologies: Principles of Application; Douglas Hobson and Elaine Trefler CLINICAL ENGINEERING 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

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.