This document discusses biomedical instrumentation and equipment. It begins by defining biomedical engineering as the application of engineering principles to medicine and biology. Biomedical instruments can be classified into diagnostic, therapeutic, clinical, laboratory, and research equipment. Measurement using biomedical instruments can be either in vivo, measuring parameters within the living body, or in vitro, measuring parameters from samples outside the body. Some common biomedical instruments listed include colorimeters, spectrophotometers, centrifuges, balances, electrophoresis devices, chromatography devices, and analyzers.

1. BIOMEDICAL
INSTRUMENTATION
Tapeshwar Yadav
(Lecturer)
BMLT, DNHE,
M.Sc. Medical Biochemistry
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2. Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering
principles and design concepts to medicine and biology
The biomedical engineering provides electrical, electronic,
electro-optical, and computer engineering support to clinical
and biomedical applications.
Biomedical Engineering improves the field of healthcare
diagnosis, monitoring and therapy.
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Biomedical Instruments

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Biomedical Instruments
Instruments and equipments are essential for the functioning of
any medical laboratory. There should be no confusion with these
two terms- equipment and instruments. All instruments are
equipment but all equipment but all equipment is not instruments.
Laboratory equipment refers to various tools used by a
laboratory worker in a laboratory.
Laboratory equipment is generally used either to perform an
experiment or to take measurement and gather data.

5. Biomedical Instruments
Classification of Biomedical Equipments
1. Diagnostic equipment
2. Therapeutic equipment
3. Clinical equipment
4. Laboratory equipment
5. Research equipment
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6. Clinical Instrumentation
Basically devoted to the area of
Diagnosis
Patient care
Treatment of Patients ( Therapeutic use )

7. RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
It is used primarily in the search for new
knowledge related to various systems that
compose the human organism.
Some instruments can be used in both areas.

8. Measurement in biomedical instrumentation can be divided
in to two
1.VIVO
•Measurement is made on or within the human body
•Eg . Device inserted in to the blood stream to measure PH of blood
2.VITRO
•Measurement is performed outside of the body.
•Eg . Measurement of blood PH from blood samples.
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9. Biomedical Instruments
These are:
i. Colorimeter
ii. Spectrophotometer
iii.Spectro flurometer
iv.Flame photometer
v. Centrifuge
vi.Analytic balance
vii.Filtration
viii.Distillation plant
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10. Biomedical Instruments
ix. Electrophoresis
x. Chromatography
xi. Auto analyzer
xii. Blood gas analyzer
xiii. Cell counter
xiv. pH-meter
xv. Flow cytometer
xvi. Immuno fluorescence
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