1. Medical
Engineering
BY:
FETEJOHN SEÑO
ABRENCILLO
BSMT- IB
SEPTEMBER 06, 2012

2. Medical Engineering
- a field of study of biomedical engineering and
technologic concepts applied to develop equipment
and instruments required in health care delivery.
- is alternatively called Bioengineering and
Biomedical Engineering.
- is a multi-disciplinary subject integrating
professional engineering activities with a
basic medical knowledge of the human body
and an understanding of how it functions
when healthy, diseased or injured.

3. Medical Engineering
- seeks to close the gap
between engineering
and medicine
- combines the design and
problem solving skills of
engineering with medical
and biological sciences to
improve healthcare
diagnosis, monitoring
and therapy.

4. MEDICAL ENGINEERING
ORIGIN OF WORDS
Medical- a latin word means “healing”
Engineering- Latin word “ingeniare”, which means to
devise in the sense of construct, or craftsmanship
technology.
So MEDICAL ENGINEERING means healing using
constructed technology.

5. Subdisciplines within biomedical
engineering or the SUBFIELDS
 Biomedical Electronics- medically detailed
study of electronics
 Biomechatronics- advance technologies that
promise to accelerate the merging of body
and machine, including device architectures
that resemble the body's own
musculoskeletal design,
 Bioinstrumentation- the recording or
transmission of physiological information,
such as breathing rate or heart rate.

6. Subdisciplines within biomedical
engineering or the SUBFIELDS
 Biomaterials- the study of any matter, surface, or
construct that interacts with biological systems.
 Biomechanics-the study of the structure and function
of biological systems such as humans, animals, plants,
organs, and cells by means of the methods of mechanics
 Bionics-s the application of biological methods and
systems found in nature to the study and design of
engineering systems and modern Technology.[
 Cellular, Tissue, and Genetic Engineering-use of a
combination of cells, genes, engineering and materials
methods, and suitable biochemical and physio-chemical
factors to improve or replace biological functions.

7. Subdisciplines within biomedical
engineering or the SUBFIELDS
 Clinical Engineering-specialty within Biomedical
engineering responsible primarily for applying and
implementing medical technology to optimize
healthcare delivery.
 Medical Imaging-the technique and process used to
create images of the human body (or parts and
function thereof) for clinical purposes (medical
procedures seeking to reveal, diagnose, or examine
disease) or medical science (including the study of
normal anatomy and physiology)

8. Subdisciplines within biomedical
engineering or the SUBFIELDS
 Clinical Engineering-specialty within Biomedical
engineering responsible primarily for applying and
implementing medical technology to optimize
healthcare delivery.
 Medical Imaging-the technique and process used to
create images of the human body (or parts and
function thereof) for clinical purposes (medical
procedures seeking to reveal, diagnose, or examine
disease) or medical science (including the study of
normal anatomy and physiology)

9. Subdisciplines within biomedical
engineering or the SUBFIELDS
 Orthopaedic Bioengineering-focused on
understanding the micro-nano level physical
mechanisms involved in the control of bone and
tissue growth.
 Rehabilitation engineering-is the systematic
application of engineering sciences to design,
develop, adapt, test, evaluate, apply, and distribute
technological solutions to problems confronted by
individuals with disabilities.

10. Subdisciplines within biomedical
engineering or the SUBFIELDS
 Systems Physiology-a scientific discipline devoted
to understanding the functions of the body
 Bionanotechnology-the biological manipulation
of matter on an atomic and molecular scale.
 Neural Engineering-uses engineering techniques
to understand, repair, replace, enhance, or otherwise
exploit the properties of neural systems.

11.  Sometimes, disciplines within BME are classified by their
association(s) with other, more established engineering
fields, which can include:
 Chemical engineering - often associated with
biochemical, cellular, molecular and tissue engineering,
biomaterials.
 Electrical engineering - often associated with
bioelectrical and neural engineering, bioinstrumentation,
biomedical imaging, and medical devices. This also tends
to encompass Optics and Optical engineering -
biomedical optics, imaging and related medical devices.
 Mechanical engineering- often associated with
biomechanics, biotransport, medical devices, and
modeling of biological systems, like soft tissue mechanics.

12. Biomedical Engineers
- Licensed persons who perform tasks in Biomedical
engineering.

13. Roles Of A Biomedical Engineer In A
Hospital
 Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical
environments.
 Provide leadership, guidance, support and supervision to the section
staff and takes responsibility in the day to day operation of the
clinics.
 Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical
equipment.
 Ensure that all medical equipment is properly maintained and
documented.
 Provide engineering and technical expertise on all matters related to
medical technology, especially in the process of
planning,review,evaluation,specifications of medical equipment.
 Install, adjust, maintain, and/or repair biomedical equipment.
Evaluate, negotiate and manage service contracts.

14. Roles Of A Biomedical Engineer In A
Hospital
 Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical
science uses.
 Develop and provide a comprehensive in-service education
program on the safe and effective use of medical equipment
both medical and nursing staff.
 Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition,
and use of medical equipment.
 Develop and implement short and long time strategies for the
development and direction of the department to effectively
manage medical equipment and technology in the clinics.
 Minimize, investigate and rectify hazard risks associated with
medical equipment use.
 Perform other duties within the scope of the job and his
technical capacity and expertise.

15. Branches of Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology
Tissue Engineering
Genetic Engineering
Neural Engineering
Pharmaceutical Engineering
Clinical Engineering

16.  -associated
with
biochemical,
cellular,
molecular and
tissue
engineering,
biomaterials,

17.  biomechanics,
biotransport,
medical devices,
and modelling of
biological
systems, like soft
tissue mechanics
using the
application of
electricity.

18.  associated with
-
bioelectrical and
neural engineering,
bioinstrumentation,
biomedical imaging,
and medical devices.
This also tends to
encompass Optics and
Optical engineering -
biomedical optics,
imaging and related
medical devices

19.  is a field of
applied biology
that involves the
use of living
organisms and
bioprocesses in
engineering,
technology,
medicine and other
fields requiring
bioproducts.

20.  Use to create
artificial
organs (via
biological
material) for
patients that
need organ
transplants

21.  -terms that
apply to the
direct
manipulation of
an organism's
genes.

22.  (also known as Neuro
engineering) is a
discipline within
biomedical engineering
that uses engineering
techniques to
understand, repair,
replace, enhance, or
otherwise exploit the
properties of neural
systems

23.  is sometimes
regarded as a branch
of biomedical
engineering, and
sometimes a branch
of chemical
engineering; in
practice, it is very
much a hybrid sub-
discipline.

24.  the branch of
biomedical
engineering dealing
with the actual
implementation of
medical equipment
and technologies in
hospitals or other
clinical settings.

25.  is an instrument, apparatus, implant, which
is intended for use in the diagnosis of
disease or other conditions, or in the cure,
mitigation, treatment, or prevention of
disease, or intended to affect the structure or
any function of the body and which does not
achieve any of its primary intended purposes
through chemical action within or on the
body.

26. Uses of Medical Devices
 the diagnosis of disease or
other conditions, or
 in the cure, treatment, or
prevention of disease

27. Medical devices are regulated and
classified as follows:
Class I
- tongue depressor, elastic bands,
examination gloves
 Class II
- powered wheelchairs, infusion pumps,
and surgical drapes.
 Class III
- replacement heart valves, hip and knee
joint implants, silicone gel-filled breast
implants,

28. Class I Class II Class III

29. Medical devices: Medical Imaging
 a major segment of medical devices.
This area deals with enabling clinicians
to directly or indirectly "view" things
not visible in plain sight (such as due to
their size, and/or location).

31. Medical Devices: Implants
 - a kind of medical
device made to
replace and act as a
missing biological
structure (as
compared with a
transplant, which
indicates
transplanted
biomedical tissue).

32. References:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.science-engineering.net
 Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009,
Elsevier.

 http://www.engin.umich.edu/
 Encarta Encyclopedia 2008

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YOU!!!