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Implantable Electronic Medical Devices
1st Edition - October 31, 2014
Author: Dennis Fitzpatrick
Paperback ISBN:9780124165564
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eBook ISBN:9780124165779
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Implantable Electronic Medical Devices provides a thorough review of the application of implantable devices, illustrating the techniques currently being used together with… Read more
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Implantable Electronic Medical Devices provides a thorough review of the application of implantable devices, illustrating the techniques currently being used together with overviews of the latest commercially available medical devices. This book provides an overview of the design of medical devices and is a reference on existing medical devices.
The book groups devices with similar functionality into distinct chapters, looking at the latest design ideas and techniques in each area, including retinal implants, glucose biosensors, cochlear implants, pacemakers, electrical stimulation therapy devices, and much more. Implantable Electronic Medical Devices equips the reader with essential background knowledge on the application of existing medical devices as well as providing an introduction to the latest techniques being used.
A catalogue of existing implantable electronic medical devices
Up-to-date information on the design of implantable electronic medical devices
Background information and reviews on the application and design of up-to-date implantable electronic medical devices
Medical and Biomedical Engineers, plus medical and clinical professionals involved with medical device design.
Preface
Disclaimer
Chapter 1. Retinal Implants
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Retina
1.3 Photoreceptor Cells
1.4 Bipolar and Ganglion Cells
1.5 Retinal Implants
1.6 Microelectrodes
1.7 Microphotodiodes
1.8 Argus II Retinal Prosthesis (Second Sight Medical Products)
Chapter 6. Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Types of Pacemakers
6.3 Revised NASPE/BPEG Generic Code for Antibradycardia Pacing
6.4 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
6.5 NASPE/BPEG Defibrillator Code
6.6 Implantable Cardioverter Design
6.7 Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System
6.8 Medtronic Viva and Evera
6.9 Sorin Group Kora 100
6.10 Biotronik
6.11 St Jude Medical Nanostim™
6.12 St Jude Unify Quadra™ and Accent™
6.13 Boston Scientific Ingenio™ and Incepta™
6.14 Boston Scientific Subcutaneous ICD
Bibliography
Chapter 7. Bladder Implants
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Detrusor Hyperreflexia
7.3 Detrusor Areflexia
7.4 Overactive Bladder Syndrome and Urine Retention
7.5 Sacral Anterior Root Stimulation
7.6 Finetech-Brindley Sacral Anterior Root Stimulators, Finetech Medical Ltd.
7.7 Medtronic InterStim® Therapy
Bibliography
Chapter 8. Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Pain Relief and Management
8.1 Occipital Nerve Stimulation
8.2 St Jude Medical Implantable Pulse Generators for ONS of the Occipital Nerves
8.3 Boston Scientific Precision Spectra™ SCS System
Chapter 9. Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease and Dystonia
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Vercise™ Deep Brain Stimulator, Boston Scientific
9.3 Medtronic Activa PC+S DBS
9.4 St Jude Medical Brio™ DBS
Chapter 10. Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Epilepsy
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Seizure-Detection Methods
10.3 NeuroPace RNS® Stimulator Neurostimulator
10.4 Cyberonics Inc. VNS
Bibliography
Chapter 11. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
11.1 Drop Foot Stimulators
11.2 Handgrip Stimulators
Chapter 12. Lower Esophagus Stimulator
12.1 Introduction
12.2 EndoStim® Lower Esophagus Stimulator
Chapter 13. Vagal Blocking Therapy
13.1 Introduction
13.2 EnteroMedics® VBLOC Vagal Blocking Therapy
Chapter 14. Implantable Drug Delivery Systems
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Electromagnetic Micropumps
14.3 Osmotic Micropumps
14.4 Electro-osmotic Micropumps
14.5 Electrolysis Micropumps
14.6 Wireless Microchip Drug Delivery System by MICROCHIPS Inc.
14.7 CODMAN® 3000 Constant Flow Infusion System Implantable Pump by Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
14.8 SynchroMed® II Infusion System by Medtronic
14.9 MIP Implantable from Debiotech™
14.10 Ophthalmic MicroPump™ Replenish, Inc.
14.11 IntelliDrug™ System from IntelliDrug
Bibliography
Chapter 15. Wireless Endoscopy Capsules
15.1 Introduction
15.2 PillCam® Capsule Endoscopy by Covidien GI Solutions
15.3 Sayaka EndoScope Capsule by RF SYSTEM Lab
15.4 MiroCam® Capsule Endoscope System from IntroMedic Co.
15.5 CapsoCam® Capsule Endoscope SV-2 from CapsoVision
15.6 EndoCapsule System EC-S10 by Olympus, Inc.
15.7 OMOM Capsule Endoscope System by Chongqing Jinshan Science & Technology (Group) Co., Ltd
Index
No. of pages: 194
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: October 31, 2014
Imprint: Academic Press
Paperback ISBN: 9780124165564
eBook ISBN: 9780124165779
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Dennis Fitzpatrick
Dr Fitzpatrick is a Reader in Biomedical Engineering at The University of West London, where he also leads the Biomedical Engineering Research Group. He has a BEng degree in Electronic Engineering, a PhD in Bioengineering and is a Chartered Electronics Engineer and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
His primary research interest is in the use of Functional Electrical Simulation (FES) for the restoration of bladder function and restoration of gait in stroke and spinal cord injured patients. His research focuses on the design and development of implantable medical systems. His recent book 'Analogue Design and Simulation using OrCAD Capture and PSpice', also published by Elsevier, has sold worldwide to highly acclaimed reviews in numerous prestigious electronic engineering journals such as EDN and Electronic Times and is officially endorsed by Cadence Design Systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Reader, Institute for Practice, Interdisciplinary Research and Enterprise (INSPIRE), University of West London, UK