Description:

Medical devices categories. The electrical safety of therapeutical medical devices. Artificial ventilation, introduction. Conventional ventilation. High-frequency ventilation. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Hemodialysis. Drug infusion pumps (volumetric, syringe). Artificial cardiac pacemaker. Defibrillators (external, implantable). Cochlear implant. Electrosurgery units. Therapeutic ultrasound. Electro-therapy. Magneto-therapy.

Contents:

1. Introduction. Medical devices categories

2. Artificial ventilation, introduction

3. Conventional ventilation, High frequency ventilation

4. Electro-therapy, Magneto-therapy

5. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

6. Hemodialysis

7. Drug infusion pumps (volumetric, syringe)

8. Artificial cardiac pacemaker. Defibrillators

9. Cochlear implant

10. Electro surgery units. Therapeutic ultrasound

Seminar contents:

1. Introduction. Medical devices categories

2. Artificial ventilation, introduction

3. Conventional ventilation, High frequency ventilation

4. Electro-therapy, Magneto-therapy

5. Therapeutic ultrasound

6. Hemodialysis

7. Drug infusion pumps (volumetric, syringe)

8. Artificial cardiac pacemaker.

9. Defibrillators

10. Electro surgery units.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar