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September 1, 2008
Bioinstrumentation Location
The Bioinstrumentation Resource Center laboratory facilities are located in the MP1 services building. The entrance is at the east side of Maple Avenue across from the new student housing near Mockingbird Lane. Check in at MP1.101 on the southwest corner of the building when you visit. As we are frequently on location in clinics and labs, we recommend that you come by appointment. Our telephone numbers are: Main x50979; Igor Timakov 50979, Dr. Tibbals 50978. Our mail code is MC9025. We will be moving to the new BioCenter on Inwood Road in the coming year. Watch this location for the announcement of our new location.
September 1, 2008
Mechanical Work
Bioinstrumentation can provide advanced CAD with three dimensional visualization for physical and mechanical parts, as well as simulation for electromagnetic fields in tissue and other media. We can also provide rapid prototyping with printed three dimensional plastic or metal parts, and/or numerically controlled machine table. This is part of our program of linking the campus with the most advanced sources for design and fabrication of complex and vital medical device prototypes and parts. We are currently working on endoscopy and micro-biopsy tooling, cell perfusion microscopy chambers, calculation of complex interactions between MRI scanning fields and semiconducting nanoforms, wireless implantable and insertable physiology sensors, and other projects.
Some recent projects are described at the "Project" link on this page.
MEDICAL DEVICE UPDATES
September 1, 2008
Bioinstrumentation now has an advanced defibrillator system that can be used to test and calibrate medical defibrillators, and can be set for animal use. The automatic defibrillators designed for emergency use by non-specialists should be checked for calibration and battery condition, just like the clinical cart defibrillators that are given periodic safety checks. This development is thanks to support from Dr. Garry, Dr. Stromberg, Dr. Idris, and other groups that Bioinstrumentation is working with to develop animal research defibrillation technology.
FDA "MedWatch” ListServe and Video News Reporting
Contact Bioinstrumentation for assistance and advice in complying with medical device safety issues. The FDA 2008 Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products may be viewed at: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2008/safety08.htm#BOLS. In addition, FDA Patient Safety News (PSN) is a monthly video news show for healthcare professionals. It covers significant safety alerts, recalls, new product approvals, and offers important tips on protecting patients. Read the complete stories and watch or download the video program at http://www.fda.gov/psn.
FDA "Voluntary" Mandatory Reporting
An informative article regarding FDA incident reports is the LSU Law Center web site on "Voluntary" Mandatory Reporting at: http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/IEEE/ieee14e.htm
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