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TI Medical Applications Guide
11/10/2011
With its full range of analog and embedded processing products, from building blocks to complete semiconductor solutions, plus systems insight, global support infrastructure, advanced process technology and medical...
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Diagnostic, Patient Monitoring and Therapy Applications Guide
11/8/2011
Connectivity for portable medical applications has become critical as consumers and caregivers are requiring data to move from medical devices to data hubs such as computers and mobile phones. TI is a promoting member...
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TI products that fit your Telehealth Aggregation Manager
10/19/2011
With aging populations, increasing incidence of chronic diseases, and the need to control health care costs, connected health technologies are becoming increasingly important. The Telehealth / Telemedicine Aggregation...
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EKG-Based Heart-Rate Monitor Implementation on the LaunchPad Using MSP430G2452
10/19/2011
This application report describes a low-cost heart-rate monitor solution based on the MSP430™ LaunchPad Value Line Development Kit (MSP-EXP430G2), which uses the MSP430G2xx microcontroller (MCU). A daughterboard...
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Size, Reliability and Security: The Essential Ingredients for Medical Devices
1/21/2011
Improved electronics technology will bring a new generation of devices that provide portability, connectivity, lower cost and data security. This whitepaper, which also includes several application briefs, describes how...
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Nine Often Overlooked ADC Specs
12/2/2010
ADCs have many specifications; some are more important for a given application than others. Understanding these specifications and controlling external devices affecting the ADC will lead to better performance. This...
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The Incredible Versatile Op Amp in Medical Applications
12/2/2010
As this paper from ADI shows us, Op amps are used in all aspects of medical equipment design, from dc to video, and from low level precision input to high power output. They buffer and smooth the inputs and outputs of...
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Solving Engineering Challenges in Ultrasound Through Integration and Power Scaling
12/2/2010
This paper from ADI discusses how advances in integrated multichannel devices are reducing power, size, and cost in portable, low-power ultrasound systems.
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Integrated Components Offer Flexibility in Ultrasound System Design
12/2/2010
Multichannel integration of preamplifiers, VGAs, and high-speed ADCs provides better dynamic range and improved ultrasound image quality. The lower power and smaller size can bring these improvements to lower cost...
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Impedance Measurement Monitors Blood Coagulation
10/25/2010
Blood coagulation is a complex, dynamic physiological process by which clots are formed to end bleeding at an injured site. During heart-bypass surgery, blood is diverted out of the body to a heart-lung machine, which...
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“Rules of the Road” for High-Speed Differential ADC Drivers
10/25/2010
As applications engineers, we are constantly bombarded with a variety of questions about driving high-speed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with differential inputs. Indeed, selecting the right ADC...
