Technology that is developed to help organisms, but DOES NOT change them • ASSIST = HELP • Examples: – Eyeglasses – Wheelchairs – Antibiotics
CT scanners, insulin, and MRI machines, for example Medical bioengineering can be divided into two categories: assistive and adaptive
Assistive Bioengineering • Technology that is developed to help organisms, but DOES NOT change them • ASSIST = HELP • Examples: – Eyeglasses
with disabilities The National Science Foundation (NSA), for example, initiated a program called Bioengineering and Research to Aid the Disabled
IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING National Institutes of Health Rehabilitation Engineering The following are examples of the many types of assistive devices
The broad definition of assistive technology usually encompasses the Bioengineering is the application of engineering principles or processes to the
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING VOL 36 NO 7 Hybrid assistive system (HAS) represents a combina- development of example based-systems
*Our Bioengineering course is based within the Department of Materials and benefits from its Medical device development and new assistive technologies