TEL 202 - Biomedical Instrumentation

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Electronics Technology

Description:

This course provides a perspective on the essential aspects of biomedical equipment. It covers practical matters such as operation, calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting of medical equipment. Topics covered by this course include an overview of the human body, the heart and the circulatory system. It also covers electrodes and transducers, bioelectric amplifiers, electrocardiographs, intensive care units, electro-optics, computers in biomedical equipment and electrical safety in the medical environment. Experiments are performed in conjunction with all major topics to reinforce theory. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Define major systems, characteristics and principle functions of the human body; Describe the characteristics and properties of electrodes, transducers and bioelectric amplifiers; Describe the fundamentals and properties of electro-cardiographs, the intensive care unit and operating rooms; Define electrical safety as applied to medical institutions; Define the characteristics and the properties of electro-optics in the biomedical field; Describe the operation and the characteristics of computers used in Biomedical Equipment.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

TEL 101, TEL 110, and TEL 111* (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 01/03/2013 

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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