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Instrumentation in Medicine

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Course Unit Code450-8602/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
CER275prof. Ing. Martin Černý, Ph.D.
Summary
The course focuses on medical instrumentation and its application in the fields of biomechanics. Students will be familiar with the principles of the function and structure of the selected medical instrumentation. In the framework of practical exercises, acquired knowledge from the lectures will verify the real medical equipment used in biomechanics.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Knowledge and application of medical instrumentation in the fields of biomechanics, principles of construction and use of these medical devices.
Course Contents
Lectures
1. Description and parameters of biological signals. Basic concepts, impedance manifestation of the tissues, organs and their use in diagnostics, the voltage generated by the activities of various bodies.
Amplifiers second biological signals, function, design and construction. The recording electrode. Basic parameters of the electrodes (voltage electrode, electric potential, polarization of the electrodes.), Types of electrodes.
3. Physiology movement.
4. A diagnostic device for neurological applications. Equipment requirements, basic parameters and ways of working in EEG, EMG, EGG, additional devices.
5. Apparatus for diagnosing the movements of the human body based on the principles of the use of videos, use of inertial sensors principles and the principles of using arrays of pressure sensors.
6. Determination of spatial orientation and motion detection using advanced mathematical methods and quaternions.
7. Instruments for the diagnosis of stability - posturography podografie.
8. The concept of therapeutic systems, the therapeutic dose, the interaction of physical fields on biological structure, physiological effects.
9. Technical solutions therapeutic systems, schematic block diagrams and parameters of individual blocks of therapeutic systems.
10th Devices ergometrických workplaces as a special form of monitoring, exercise machines.
11th Motor plate and motor apparatus for therapy biomechanical disorders.
12th Ultrasound and ultrasonic methods for biomechanical therapy of disorders.
13th Electrical and magnetic methods for the treatment of biomechanical disorders (galvanotherapy, low- and middle-frequency therapy).
14th Biofeedback therapy biomechanical disorders.

Exercises and practical tasks:
Applications are focused on engineering interdisciplinary addressing the medical, health, sports, traumatic and ergonomic problems today: the physiology of movements, joint ranges (standard measuring instruments and physiological standards), electromyography and electroencephalography, posturography analysis of the biomechanics of general movements using inertial sensors , analysis of gait biomechanics, biomechanics analysis of general movements using video systems, nuts and pressure sensors, biomechanical disorders therapy (motor plate and motor equipment, electrotherapy, ultrasound therapy, biofeedback, mechanical therapy).
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] HUSTON, R.L. Fundamentals of Biomechanics, CRC Press, 2013
[2] KIM, P. Rigid body dynamics for beginners, CreateSpace, 2013
[1] JANURA, M. Úvod do biomechaniky pohybového systému člověka. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2003. 1. vyd. 84 s. ISBN 80-244-0644-6.
[2] PENHAKER, M. AUGUSTYNEK, M. Zdravotnické elektrické přístroje 2, skripta, VŠB, 2013.
[3] VYSKOTOVÁ, J. Přístrojová technika v rehabilitaci pro biomedicínské techniky, VŠB 2006. ISBN 80-248-1130-8
[4] VYSKOTOVÁ, J. Přístrojová technika v rehabilitaci pro fyzioterapeuty, OU 2006. ISBN 80-7368-196-X
Recommended Reading:
[1] HUSTON, R.L. Fundamentals of Biomechanics, CRC Press, 2013
[2] KIM, P. Rigid body dynamics for beginners, CreateSpace, 2013
[1] HUSTON, R.L. Fundamentals of Biomechanics, CRC Press, 2013
[2] KIM, P. Rigid body dynamics for beginners, CreateSpace, 2013
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Experimental work in labs, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 (40)20
                Laboratorní práceLaboratory work20 10
                PísemkaWritten test10 5
                Písemka 1Written test10 5
        ExaminationExamination60 (60)30
                Písemná zkouškaWritten examination40 20
                Ústní zkouškaOral examination20 5