Medical Devices: A Practical Guide

Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam

oct. del 2022 · CRC Press

Sobre aquest llibre

An overview of the wide variety of medical devices that are an integral part of clinical practice, this practical book includes descriptions of medical devices by both clinical specialty and purpose, thus ensuring that a wide variety of devices are included. Covering important elements such as body contact, duration of contact, the mechanism of each device, its intended use, single and/or multiple use, benefits and any side/adverse/toxicological effects to the patient, and how to avoid user error, and authored by clinicians, researchers and educators who are experienced in medical device use, regulation and research, the content will be of benefit to postgraduate clinicians and employees of medical device companies.

Sobre l'autor

Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam, PhD, is currently working as a senior toxicologist in Avanos Medical, Georgia, United States. He was previously contracted at Baxter International, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Sector. He has an MSc and a PhD in the specialization of Pharmacology and Toxicology with Chemistry (interdisciplinary) from the University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, India and completed his postdoctoral research at Tulane University and LSUHSC-Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. He has authored three books, contributed several book chapters, and published research articles in various peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings/abstracts.