Abstract—Educational materials especially for the undergraduate students who are interested in the field of medical device developments have been developed. As the first attempts, ECG (electrocardiograph) monitor design implemented on a breadboard was planned and evaluated. This design including an instrumentation amplifier with high input impedance (INA118 and 128, Texas Instruments Incorporated, TX) is basic so that beginner can complete implementation and evaluation within a three hours course. Then, undergraduate students in the class can implement the ECG monitor by themselves. ECG waveform, especially QRS-complex, clearly observed. Through some courses of the ECG on a breadboard, a new course of manufacturing education (in Japanese, “Monodukuri-Kyouiku”) minded biomedical instrumentation device development is currently being planned and constructed. In the new course, biomedical instrumentation devices such as ECG, EMG (electromyogram), PPG (photoplethysmogram) monitors and so on, will be designed and producted by students themselves. In the course, PCB (printed circuit board) design by CAD software and PCB rapid prototyping by milling systems (FP-21T, Mits Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) are introduced and students will design and build their PCBs and finish them within six hours.

Index Terms—medical device, biomedical engineering education, ECG, computer aided design (CAD), rapid prototyping, fab lab

Cite: Mitsuhiro Ogawa, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, and Naoki Kondo, "Educational Material and Manufacturing Minded Class and Course of Biomedical Instrumentation Development for Undergraduate Students," Journal of Medical and Bioengineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 133-137, April 2016. Doi: 10.18178/jomb.5.2.133-137