Tompkins W J
Med Instrum. 1980 Nov-Dec;14(6):315-8.
A modular design approach is effective for developing compact microcomputer-based medical instruments. Each instrument consists of two modules: a microcomputer instrument module that provides data conversion and computing functions and a characteristic module that does analog signal conditioning and includes all interfaces to the environment. The five instruments summarized here are: (a) a portable, battery-operated arrhythmia monitor for ambulatory patients; (b) a physician's computer for remote telephone communication with the portable monitor; (c) a battery-powered arrhythmia monitor/recorder for the operating room; (d) a portable, battery-operated biofeedback device for speech therapy; and (e) a neuromuscular blockade monitor for the operating room.
模块化设计方法对于开发基于微型计算机的紧凑型医疗仪器很有效。每个仪器由两个模块组成：一个提供数据转换和计算功能的微型计算机仪器模块，以及一个进行模拟信号调节并包含所有与外界环境接口的特性模块。这里总结的五种仪器是：(a) 一种供门诊患者使用的便携式、电池供电的心律失常监测仪；(b) 一台用于与便携式监测仪进行远程电话通信的医生用计算机；(c) 一种用于手术室的电池供电的心律失常监测仪/记录器；(d) 一种用于言语治疗的便携式、电池供电的生物反馈设备；以及(e) 一种用于手术室的神经肌肉阻滞监测仪。
