BME 52700 - Implantable Systems

Credit Hours: 3.00. The course material and lectures will focus upon how the anatomy and physiology of the target organ system impacts the design specifications for biomedical and implants and the biosensors that can be part of the command and control strategy for the implant. The course material is roughly organized according to motor (skeletal, cardiac) and sensory (vision, audition, olfaction, touch) and visceral (lungs) organ systems. For each topic area there will be a brief introduction to the physiology and neuroanatomy of the target organ system or biological environment (e.g. subcutaneous implants). Each topic area will have companion lectures demonstrating the extent to which biomedical engineers have been able to fabricate functional replacement (prosthetic) or assistive (orthotic) devices and tissue interfaces (electrodes). For example, issues related to performance, powering, communications, command control and user interfaces for auditory and visual neuroprosthesis are presented immediately following lecture materials describing these organ systems. Although not central to the course content, tissue and cellular responses to materials will be stressed throughout the semester. Topics will include normal wound healing processes, host response to implants and general biocompatibility. Lectures will emphasize fundamental principles of bioengineering as related to the design of implantable systems and will require student participation in classroom discussions. Permission of instructor required. Permission of department required.Credits: 3.00

BME 52700 - Implantable Systems

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