• DocumentCode
    2390461
  • Title

    Medical devices for developing countries: Design constraints and approaches

  • Author

    Nimunkar, Amit J. ; Baran, Jonathan ; Van Sickle, David ; Pagidimarry, Naresh Kumar ; Webster, John G.

  • Author_Institution
    Biomed. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    3-6 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    7048
  • Lastpage
    7051
  • Abstract
    Medical devices intended for use in developing countries have certain differences compared to those used in developed countries. Thus, many of the medical devices built for developed countries may not be compatible with the environment in developing countries. In this specific case study we consider the respiratory problems in India and elucidate design constraints and approaches for the development of medical devices to diagnose them.
  • Keywords
    biomedical equipment; patient diagnosis; India; design constraints; developing countries; medical devices; respiratory problems; Biomedical Engineering; Cost Control; Developing Countries; Equipment Design; Humans; India; Oximetry; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Spirometry;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Minneapolis, MN
  • ISSN
    1557-170X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3296-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1557-170X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333377
  • Filename
    5333377