Classification of medical equipments | Medical Electronics

This page describes Classification of medical equipments. It mentions Semiconductor components used in Medical Electronics Equipments.

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

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.