Title :
Design and reliability considerations in implants
Author_Institution :
Zentralinstitut fuer Biomed. Tech., Univ. of Erlangen, West Germany
Abstract :
The author discusses a variety of failure mechanisms and their causes and delineates design guidelines that minimize their occurrence. He discusses passive components utilized in implantable hybrids, namely capacitors, resistors, and inductors. He examines the typical semiconductor characteristics and operating conditions required for implantable products, and describes bipolar and CMOS integrated circuits. The design of a sophisticated pacemaker hybrid is presented. Quality control issues are considered.<>
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; prosthetics; CMOS integrated circuits; bipolar integrated circuits; capacitors; failure mechanisms; implant design; implantable hybrids; inductors; passive components; quality control; resistors; semiconductor characteristics; sophisticated pacemaker hybrid;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94891
