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European biomedical engineering research inventory

European biomedical engineering research inventory

Future Directions for Biomedical Engineering Research: Recommendations of an Evaluation Workshop for the NIGMS Physiology and Biomedical Engineering Program

This report presents the recommendations of participants in a workshop held to evaluate the content of the Physiology and Biomedical Engineering Program of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). On the basis of a systematic review of the field, a number of promising areas were identified in which further work is needed.

Biomedical Instruments: Problems and Prospects

The electromedical industries in India have been marketing a wide range of equipment for diagnostics and therapy. Thus, most of the conventional equipment for physiological monitoring is available in India today. However, patient safety and reliability factors have been given a low priority. It is necessary to set up standards on safety. Manufacturers may be given a safety certificate if their monitoring equipment satisfy the standards.The role of educational institutions should be other than building conventional electromedical equipment. The institutions should set up laboratory facilities for safety and reliability testing of electromedical equipment. Further, institutions should take up long term innovative projects so that introduction of new concepts in diagnostics and therapy is possible. Some new areas of research in biomedical engineering are discussed.

A thoracic percutaneous lead system: development and evaluatin.

AbstractA thoracic percutaneous lead system was designed for use in present and future cardiac research in Biomedical Engineering. The lead system was fabricated of Teflon and silicone rubber and was implanted at the junction of the middle and upper third of the left sixth intercostal space of 24 mongrel dogs and observed for variable periods of time. Minimal inflammation was elicited in the skin and subcutis of 17 dogs, but infection and other complications developed in 7 dogs. The reaction of the ribs to the Teflon conduit was characterized by extensive periosteal new bone formation. The pulmonary and pleural reaction to silicone rubber tubing was also studied.

Status of Research in Biomedical Engineering

Status of Research in Biomedical Engineering