Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : BM6236 : Artificial Organs and Rehabilitation Engineering { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Anju R. Babu
Syllabus
Introduction to artificial organs, Biomaterials used in artificial organs and prostheses, Artificial kidney: kidney filtration, artificial waste removal methods, hemodialysis, regeneration of dialysate, membrane configuration, wearable artificial kidney machine, Artificial heart-lung machine: lungs gaseous exchange/ transport, Artificial heart valves, Liver support system, Artificial pancreas, Artificial limbs, Audiometry: air conduction, bone conduction, masking Ophthalmoscope, Artificial cornea, Prosthetic and Orthotic devices, Rehabilitation Engineering: Impairments, disabilities and handicaps, Engineering concepts in sensory and motor rehabilitation, Rehabilitation of vision, hearing and speech, Spinal rehabilitation.
Course Objectives
- Introduction to the currently available artificial organs and prosthetic devices
- To develop an understanding of the various rehabilitation aid principle and its working
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will be able to: <br /> 1.Gain information on rehabilitation engineering <br /> 2.Clinical importance and application of artificial organs
Essential Reading
- Gerald E Miller, Artificial Organs, Morgan & Claypool , 2006
- Kondraske, G. V,, Rehabilitation Engineering, CRC press , 1995
Supplementary Reading
- Bronzino Joseph, Hand book of biomedical Engineering,, Springer , 2000
- R. S.Khandpur, Biomedical Instrumentation: Technology and Application, McGraw-Hill Professional , 2004