RFClassification of Medical Equipments
medical equipment
semiconductor components
medical devices
patient monitoring
imaging equipment
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This page describes the classification of medical equipments and mentions semiconductor components used in medical electronics equipments.
Classification of Medical Equipments
The following table-1 mentions types or classification of medical electronics equipment.
| Medical Electronics Equipments | Feature description |
|---|---|
| Imaging Equipment | Used to measure recording data for diagnostic applications. Examples: • Ultrasound scan • X-ray, • MRI, • CT scan, • Pulmonary function test, • Gama camera, • Holter recorder, • Cath lab, • echo colour droppler, etc. |
| Patient Monitoring system | These medical devices measure vital signs of patients and display data as needed. Examples: • Electro-cardiogram • Bedside Monitors • EEG, ENG, etc. |
| Therapeutic | These are equipments or implants which are used for treatment of any ailments. Examples: • Ventilator • Infusion pump • Syringe pump • Sleep Lab • Dialysis Equipment • Diathermy • Continual replay replacement therapy • Heart-lung machine • Anti-coagulation timer etc. |
| Handheld home-care products | These devices are used for personal health monitoring. Examples: • Digital Thermometer • Glucometer etc. |
Semiconductor Components Used in Medical Electronics Equipments
The following table-2 mentions semiconductor components used in medical electronics equipments.
| Medical Electronics Equipments | Semiconductor components used |
|---|---|
| Medical Imaging products | These products use semiconductor components e.g. microprocessors, microcontrollers, amplifiers, DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs, DACs, ADCs etc. |
| Patient Monitoring systems | These systems utilize components such as sensors, microcontrollers, zigbee modules, ASICs, amplifiers, rectifiers, EEPROMs, controllers etc. |
| Infusion Pumps | It uses regulators, transistors, microcontrollers, rectifiers, amplifiers, comparators, sensors etc. |
| Digital Hearing Aids | It uses EEPROMs, accelerometers, EEPROMs, microcontrollers, amplifiers, comparators, audio processor ICs, ASICs etc. |
