This book is a comprehensive interdisciplinary resource for the latest information on
implantable medical devices and is intended for graduate students studying electrical
engineering electronic instrumentation and biomedical engineering. It is also appropriate for
academic researchers professional engineers practicing doctors and paramedical staff.
Divided into two sections on Basic Concepts and Principles and Applications the first section
provides an all-embracing perspective of the electronics background necessary for this work.
The second section deals with pacing techniques used for the heart brain spinal cord and the
network of nerves that interlink the brain and spinal cord with the major organs including ear
and eye prostheses. The four main offshoots of implantable electronics which this book
discusses are:The insertion of an implantable neural amplifier for accurate recording of
neural signals for neuroengineering studiesThe use of implantable pulsegenerators for pacing
the activities of diseased organsThe use of implantable sensors for observing the influence of
therapy and monitoring a patient's biological parametersThe use of drug delivery systems to
supervise the supply of accurate doses of medicine to affected parts Readers will also find
chapters on the ess entials of clocking and timing circuits pulse generator circuits neural
amplifiers batteries biomaterials and biocompatibility and more. Unique to this book is also
a chapter on cyber security and confidentiality concerns with implants. End-of-chapter
questions and exercises help readers apply the content to practical use making this an ideal
book for anyone wishing to learn more about implantable devices.
