Bioengineering for Surgery

Walid Farhat, James Drake

ISBN 10: 0081001231 / ISBN 13: 9780081001233

Published by Elsevier Science and Technology, GB, 2015

About this Item

Bioengineering is the application of engineering principles to address challenges in the fields of biology and medicine encompassing the principles of engineering design to the full spectrum of living systems. In surgery, recent advances in minimal invasive surgery and robotics are the culmination of the work that both engineers and surgeons have achieved in the medical field through an exciting and challenging interface. This interface rests on the medical curiosity and engineering solutions that lead eventually to collaboration and development of new ideas and technologies. Most recently, innovation by surgeons has become a fundamental contribution to medical research in the surgical field, and it is through effective communication between surgeons and biomedical engineers and promoting collaborative initiatives that translational research is possible. Bioengineering for Surgery explores this interface between surgeons and engineers and how it leads to innovation processes, providing clinical results, fundraising and prestige for the academic institution. This book is designed to teach students how engineers can fit in with their intended environment and what type of materials and design considerations must be taken into account in regards to medical ideas.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bioengineering for Surgery
• Publisher: Elsevier Science and Technology, GB
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0081001231
• ISBN 13: 9780081001233
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 380 grams

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Synopsis

Bioengineering is the application of engineering principles to address challenges in the fields of biology and medicine encompassing the principles of engineering design to the full spectrum of living systems. In surgery, recent advances in minimal invasive surgery and robotics are the culmination of the work that both engineers and surgeons have achieved in the medical field through an exciting and challenging interface. This interface rests on the medical curiosity and engineering solutions that lead eventually to collaboration and development of new ideas and technologies. Most recently, innovation by surgeons has become a fundamental contribution to medical research in the surgical field, and it is through effective communication between surgeons and biomedical engineers and promoting collaborative initiatives that translational research is possible. Bioengineering for Surgery explores this interface between surgeons and engineers and how it leads to innovation processes, providing clinical results, fundraising and prestige for the academic institution. This book is designed to teach students how engineers can fit in with their intended environment and what type of materials and design considerations must be taken into account in regards to medical ideas.

• Introduces engineers to basic medical knowledge
• Provides surgeons and medical professionals with basic engineering principles that are necessary to meet the surgeons' needs

About the Authors

Dr Walid Farhat is a Paediatric Urologist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto.

Dr James Drake is the Head of Neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada and is also a Professor at the University of Toronto.