Course Catalog 2007-2008

LTT-2206 IMPLANTABLE DEVICES, 5 cr
Implantable devices

Courses persons responsible
Jari Hyttinen

Lecturers
Jari Hyttinen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise work - 20 h/per - - - -
Seminar - 1 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
To go deeply to the theory, operation, and design principles of implantable electronic devices.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Interactions between the implant and tissue.        
2. Wireless energy and data transfer.       
3. Miniaturization of sensors and electronics.       
4. Clinical applications of implantable systems.       

Requirements for completing the course
Accepted exercise work and seminar presentation (20%) and final exam (80%).

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Project work 20%, final exam 80%.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Handbook of Neuroprosthetic Methods (partially) Warren E. Finn and Peter G. Lopresti     On the Internet Yes  English 
    Lecture slides Implantable devices Hyttinen, J.     On the Internet Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-2106 LTT-2106 Medical Electronics 5 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    The study material is specified on the course homepage.

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
    - In interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat
    - In exams or assessment of knowledge and skill/learning
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 40 %
    - Distance learning: 10 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 50 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 72
    Assignments 30

    Study materials Hours
    Oppikirja 30

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 135

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-2206 replaces the course LTT-2200.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-2200 Implantable devices

    Course homepage

    Last modified 28.02.2007
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen