Design of Biomedical Devices and Systems, 4th edition - Hardcover

King, Paul H.; Fries, Richard C.; Johnson, Arthur T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138723061 ISBN 13: 9781138723061

Publisher: CRC Press, 2018

Synopsis

This fourth edition is a substantial revision of a highly regarded text, intended for senior design capstone courses within departments of biomedical engineering, bioengineering, biological engineering and medical engineering, worldwide. Each chapter has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the latest developments. New material has been added on entrepreneurship, bioengineering design, clinical trials and CRISPR. Based upon feedback from prior users and reviews, additional and new examples and applications, such as 3D printing have been added to the text. Additional clinical applications were added to enhance the overall relevance of the material presented. Relevant FDA regulations and how they impact the designer’s work have been updated.

Features

• Provides updated material as needed to each chapter
• Incorporates new examples and applications within each chapter
• Discusses new material related to entrepreneurship, clinical trials and CRISPR
• Relates critical new information pertaining to FDA regulations.
• Presents new material on "discovery" of projects "worth pursuing" and design for health care for low-resource environments
• Presents multiple case examples of entrepreneurship in this field
• Addresses multiple safety and ethical concerns for the design of medical devices and processes

About this title

About the Author

Paul H. King is an Emeritus Professor within the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He has been an active instructor and practitioner within the medical device industry over the past 35 years. He is a Fellow of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Richard C. Fries is a professional medical device designer who has been active in the industry since 1978. He has authored three books in this field and holds over twenty patents in related medical device technologies. Arthur C. Johnson is an Emeritus Professor within the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Maryland. He has actively taught courses in medical devices and human factors related to medical devices over the past 20 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138723061
• ISBN 13: 9781138723061
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 542