David Prutchi & Michael Norris 
Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation 
A Practical Perspective of the Design, Construction, and Test of Medical Devices

Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation fills a gap in the existing medical electronic devices literature by providing background and examples of how medical instrumentation is actually designed and tested. The book includes practical examples and projects, including working schematics, ranging in difficulty from simple biopotential amplifiers to computer-controlled defibrillators. Covering every stage of the development process, the book provides complete coverage of the practical aspects of amplifying, processing, simulating and evoking biopotentials. In addition, two chapters address the issue of safety in the development of electronic medical devices, and providing valuable insider advice.

Table of Content

PREFACE ix

DISCLAIMER xiii

ABOUT THE AUTHORS xv

1 BIOPOTENTIAL AMPLIFIERS 1

2 BANDPASS SELECTION FOR BIOPOTENTIAL AMPLIFIERS 41

3 DESIGN OF SAFE MEDICAL DEVICE PROTOTYPES 97

4 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY AND MEDICAL DEVICES 147

5 SIGNAL CONDITIONING, DATA ACQUISITION, AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS 205

6 SIGNAL SOURCES FOR SIMULATION, TESTING, AND CALIBRATION 249

7 STIMULATION OF EXCITABLE TISSUES 305

8 CARDIAC PACING AND DEFIBRILLATION 369

EPILOGUE 441

APPENDIX A: SOURCES FOR MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 447

APPENDIX B: ACCOMPANYING CD-ROM CONTENT 451

INDEX 457

About the author

DAVID PRUTCHI, Ph D, received his doctorate in biomedical
engineering from Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Currently, he is Vice
President of Product Development for Impulse Dynamics. He has over
fifteen years of experience in biomedical and medical electronic
instrumentation research, design, and management. He has published
over thirty papers and holds over sixty patents in the field of
active implantable medical devices.

MICHAEL NORRIS is a senior electronics engineer for Impulse
Dynamics. He has over twenty-five years of experience as a medical
device designer, including research, design and development of
analog and digital circuits, microprocessors, and embedded
software.