Foreword

Biomedical Technology sector positions itself in a high value market place, but one where errors can be very expensive. Products are highly regulated and subjected to extensive quality controls. Incidents of device malfunctions, serious injuries or deaths are not uncommon. Information about such incidents not only proves to be valuable to doctors and healthcare industry professionals, it also provides an alert to the manufacturers for making necessary corrections in future.

I find here a treasure of tips and techniques put together in a very simplified and user friendly manner.

Whether one is a teacher or a student of Biomedical Engineering / Technology or a manufacturer / marketer of medical devices or a medical professional using the technology day in and day out, dipping into this collection will give one valuable insight.

This book is written by a technocrat – an engineer with an academic inclination and compiled by him for an industry that he has been a part of for more than 25 years. This should be in every library and also in the personal possession of those who should know about handling of Biomedical Technology Products.

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar
Director General
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
& Secretary, Government of India
Department of Science and Technology

New Delhi
March 26, 2006