External Wireless Power for Implantable Medical Devices

MIT and Brigham research presents IVN: a radio-wave wireless power and communication system for battery-free implantable devices enabling drug delivery and sensing.

Teardown: RestOn Portable Non-Wearable Sleep Monitor

Teardown and technical analysis of the Sleepace RestOn non-contact sleep monitor: PVDF piezoelectric sensing strap, analog front end, MCU, and signal processing.

Core Areas and Current State of Medical Image Processing

Overview of medical image processing: formation, image reconstruction, enhancement, analysis and management; covers data acquisition challenges and iterative reconstruction trends.

Power IC Solutions for Thermometer and Fever Gun Designs

Analysis of power architectures and IC choices for handheld infrared thermometers, covering battery options and recommended power ICs, regulators, chargers, and precision op amps.

Applications and Development of Ultrasound Imaging in Medicine

Technical overview of ultrasound imaging: clinical applications, digital and probe technology, 3D and panoramic techniques, and molecular imaging advances

Smart Electronic Blood Pressure Monitor Using SOPC

SOPC-based electronic blood pressure monitor using inflation-phase oscillometric measurement, Cyclone II FPGA with Nios II for automation and data storage.

NTC Thermistors and RFID for Medical Applications

Summary of Murata NTC thermistors and UHF RFID tags for medical applications, detailing sensor characteristics, RFID device tracking, sterilization and traceability.

Image Control System for 3D-Printed Surgical Models

Developed an embedded Linux framebuffer driver for an FDM 3D printing image control system to convert patient CT into accurate orthopedic bone models and surgical guides.

Infrared in Medical Applications

Technical overview of infrared discovery, mechanisms, biological effects, safety, and clinical applications, emphasizing tissue heating, resonance and microcirculation.

Home Medical Kit: Front-End Amplifier and Interference Rejection

Portable ECG front-end amplifier design: single-supply topology with analog/digital isolation, PCB shielding, ferrite bead isolation, and IIR low-pass/notch filters.