Biomedical Device - Project List
The Research and Development Group is involved in self-initiated and collaborative research and development of biomedical devices. Research collaborations include Flinders Medical Centre clinical departments, Flinders University School of Medicine and School of Informatics and Engineering, and the biomedical device industry in Adelaide, South Australia. This list covers the range of biomedical devices we have research and development experience in.
| BME Project number | Project Name | Short Description |
| 1489 | Wireless telemetry | Student project |
| 1488 | Lower body negative pressure cabinet | To study of baro-receptors in lower limbs - for Dr Arduino Mangoni |
| 1487 | Fluorescence water quality monitor | To detect algae and water quality - For Richard Evans |
| 1486 | Pressure transducer interface | With extension cable, and compensation network for head mounted connector |
| 1485 | Pain ruler | Visual indication of patients subjective pain |
| 1484 | Organ bath with heater | Holds 2ml fluid maintained at 37C |
| 1482 | Bioimpedance, Multielectrode Array | Multiple electrode system for bioimpedance over localised area |
| 1481 | EEG Interface Box | Interface for 128 electrode system |
| 1480 | Electronic Tonometer | Tonometer to overcome requirement for device to be used vertically |
| 1479 | Bilirubin Analyser | Noninvasive monitor of neonatal bilirubin level in blood |
| 1478 | Dehydration Monitor | For investigating tissue hydration |
| 1477 | Magnetic stirrer | Mixing of micro solution with magnetic beads |
| 1475 | Gas Changeover Unit, Electronic | Electronic replacement for pneumatic unit |
| 1473 | Perometer Trolley | Adjustable height trolley for commercially available perometer |
| 1471 | Tetany Generator | Animal immobiliser |
| 1469 | Undergarment Pressure Monitor | Real time monitor of garment pressure and changes over time |
| 1468 | Heart Rate Variability | Detect respiratory sinus arrhythmia changes during anaesthesia |
| 1464 | Fluorometer Detector, Algae Chlorophyll | Avalanche photodiode detector with wide band transimpedance amplifier - for Richard Evans |
| 1463 | Blood Warmer | Warm blood for specific application |
| 1462 | Interactive Art Biopotential Interface Board | Create 0 - 5 V outputs proportional to human heart rate, temperature and galvanic skin response |
| 1460 | Solar Powered DO2 System | Solar powered measurement of dissolved oxygen |
| 1459 | Patient Response Keyboard | Purpose built keyboard with 11 keys and 2 finger tap pads with minimised response lag time for EEG studies |
| 1458 | Enteric Pressure Bag | Monitor pressure in intestine with flexible bag as it is moved by peristalsis |
| 1457 | Pipette Heater, Bubble Removal | Heater for removing bubbles from within a pipette |
| 1456 | Garment Selector | Selecting correctly fitting garments for Lymphoedema treatment - for Prof Neil Piller |
| 1455 | Power Supply PCB, Generic | Generic printed circuit board for dual rail supplies of 5, 9, 12 and 15V |
| 1453 | Plethysomgraph | IR measure of pulsatile blood flow in mouse tail |
| 1452b | Bio-Impedance, Phase Measurement | Takes in 2 AC waveforms and outputs the phase difference on an LCD display |
| 1452 | Bio-Impedance, Rodent Tail | Electrodes and PCB for analysis of intra-cellular and extra-cellular fluid content of tissue - for A/Prof Bren Gannon |
| 1450 | Pneumatic Tube System | Replace switching mechanism to prevent dust causing false alarms - for Prof John Willoughby |
| 1449 | ISE and EEG Head Amplifier | EEG and ion selective electrode buffer amplifier assembly |
| 1448 | Tracheotomy Humidifier, Airflow Generator | Humidification of tracheotomy airway with computer fan & filter attachment for F&P humidifier |
| 1447 | Spritzer Drug Delivery Unit | Use compressed air to spray fixed drug dose over tissue in-vitro |
| 1446 | Cold Block Probe | Probe used to cool the common bile duct to 4 degrees C to block nerve conduction and then reheat the area to body temperature 37 degrees C |
| 1445 | DC Motor Tissue Stretcher | Improved design tissue stretcher with DC motor replacing the stepper motor to reduce noise - for Dr Simon Brookes |
| 1443 | Applicator | Pressure and time controlled placement of a stimulus |
| 1441 | Environmental Cooler | Temperature controlled chamber, 7 degrees C to 40 degrees C - for Prof William Blessing |
| 1440 | Calibrator, 20uV 70Hz | Produces a 20 microvolt signal input to a MACLAB for calibrating EMG signals |
| 1439 | Gate Output, Tektronix 5111 | Generates a 0.5 millisec pulse on the blanketing sequence of the 5111 oscilloscope sweeping pulse - for Dr Ida Llewellyn-Smith |
| 1438 | Histology Timer | Alarm every 2mins for students to change places in dissection exam |
| 1437 | EMG Calibrator | 235 microvolt & 60 microvolt DC calibrator |
| 1436 | Electropalatography | Oral palate fixed with 64 tiny silver electrodes for analysing speech patterns |
| 1435 | Skin Recovery Tonometer | Measures time taken for skin to recover after depression, based on reflective sensor - for Prof Neil Piller |
| 1433 | Gated Pulse Burst Generator | Similar to 1366, series of pulses produced to trigger an external device, frequency and bursts variable - for Prof William Blessing |
| 1432 | Strain Gauge Assembly | Dual strain gauges are assembled for measuring tissue strain |
| 1431 | Skin Impedance Meter | For researching effect of skin treatments by measuring impedance |
| 1430 | Lymphoedema Garment Pressure Transducer | Balloon assembly, pressure control and sensor system |
| 1429 | Electrophoresis High Voltage Interlock | Senses buffer tank opening and disables power to the electrophoresis supply |
| 1428 | Mechanical Tonometer | Mechanical lymphoedema tonometer - for Prof Neil Piller |
| 1427 | Step Counter | Counts number of steps and multiplies by step length to give distance walked - for A/Prof Alan Crockett |
| 1426 | Oxygen Probe Amplifier | Senses partial pressure of oxygen |
| 1425 | Head Box | Interconnection matrix for selection of EEG signals |
| 1424 | Cardiac Muscle Waveform Generator | Generates a waveform to simulate cardiac smooth muscle 0.3Hz to 3Hz - for A/Prof Bren Gannon |
| 1422 | Photo Scale | For size indication on pathology specimens |
| 1421 | Head Amp Assembly | Pre-amp for physiology signals |
| 1420 | Head Amp Assembly | Buffered amplifier for physiological signals |
| 1419 | Instrument Degausser | For demagnetising surgical instruments |
| 1417 | Radiology Aiming Laser Timer | Battery powered 30 second timer to control Radiology aiming lasers - Michael Fuller |
| 1416 | Grass Zero Offset | Eight channel adjustable analog offset voltage to avoid offset loss in computer power failures - for Ann Schloithe |
| 1414 | STTM 2000 Tendon Stretcher | Pre-loads and stretches tendons before being implanted - for Prof Trevor Hearn |
| 1413 | Gut Section Stimulator | Delivers a known force (10mg-200mg) to a small area of gut section, with He laser aiming - for Dr Simon Brookes |
| 1412 | Oesophageal Manometric Perfusion System | Air pressure reservoir and pump control for oesophageal pressure measurements |
| 1411 | DO2 Timers | Pump timer and control unit for reaction timing, specifically of dissolved oxygen - for Richard Evans |
| 1409 | Turbine Flow Meter | Monitors water flow in closed system 0.5 l/min to 5 l/min - for Michelle Critchley |
| 1405 | Footswitch Operated Power Outlets | Audiologist can turn on lights to attract a childs attention by a footswitch under the desk |
| 1404 | EEG, ECG, EMG Simulator (PEET) | A mulitpurpose simulator for checking and fault finding physiological monitors |
| 1402 | Speech Level Indicator | Give a subject a visual indication that the volume of their voice is within a certain range. |
| 1401 | Gas Change-Over Unit | Electronic replacement for pneumatic unit |
| 1400 | DNA Sequencer | Holds very large gel plates at even temperature |
| 1396 | Lymphoedema Torque Applicator | Measures linear and rotational force of skin response over a period of time - for Prof Neil Piller |
| 1395 | PLD Development Board | Uses 84 pin programmable logic device EPM7128SLC84-15 |
| 1393 | Triggered Pulse Burst Generator | Provide bursts of sound at 1 kHz or 2 kHz for discrete periods between 0.1 and 10 secs - for Prof William Blessing |
| 1392 | Rochard Retractor | Surgical instrument built to specification |
| 1391 | Delay Unit | Produces delay ranging from 1 microsec to 1 sec - for Prof William Blessing |
| 1389 | Cell Diffuser | Rotate 2 permanent magnets to drive magnetic stirrers in liquid |
| 1388 | Wrist and Grip Force | Multiple strain gauges used to measure isometric wrist flexion & extension strength |
| 1387 | Bilirubinometer | Device to assess bilirubin measurement |
| 1386 | Interface RS-232 to Crystal Eyes | Viewing program to allow software control of on/off 3D effect - for A/Prof Bren Gannon |
| 1384 | Incubator Temperature Controller | Heated CO2 incubator for maintaining microscope viewing stage at 37 degrees C |
| 1383 | Lymphoedema Tonometer | Battery operated hand-held tonometer to measure skin tension - for Prof Neil Piller |
| 1382 | Electrode Impedance Meter | Impedance of ECG electrodes tested at 100 Hz |
| 1379 | Enuresis Monitor | Bed wetting is detected by a mat causing an alarm that wakes the child |
| 1377 | Visual Stimulus | Illuminated LED box used by speech therapy to draw the attention of a child |
| 1374 | Impedance Pneumograph | Device with dual transducers |
| 1373 | NA & K Colorimeter | An economical sodium and potassium colorimeter that runs off a single 12V supply - for Prof Michael Berry |
| 1371 | Half/Full Bridge Adaptor | Interfaces duodenal strain gauges to MacLab |
| 1370 | Finger Tap Counter | Measures rate of finger tapping |
| 1368 | Temperature Controller | Maintain heating block for organ bath fluid at 37 degrees C |
| 1365 | Rodent Pool | Exercise pool with adjustable water flow up to 2 m/s and gantry to hold harness |
| 1363 | Rat Activity Monitor | Animal activity in perspex box detected by 8x8 infra-red beam matrix - for Dr Don Cameron |
| 1361 | Thermoelectric Cooler | Waterbath rat tail cooler (15, 10 & 5 degrees C) using Peltier heat pumps - Dr Ida Llewellyn-Smith |
| 1357a | 8-Ch Tissue Stretcher | Multi-channel tissue stretcher - for Dr Simon Brookes |
| 1355 | Zoology Preamplifier | Two channel six-stage x1 to x500 amplifier |
| 1354 | Temperature Controller | Measures temperature and controls heating element for waterbath |
| 1353 | pH Controller | |
| 1352 | Remote Display Unit | For Starkey AA30 audiometer |
| 1351 | Cadwell VEP Interface | To drive Cadwell display from MacLab stimulator when recording visual evoked responses - for Prof William Blessing |
| 1350 | Pulse Burst Generator | For Digitimer electrical stimulator used in measuring nerve conduction speed - for Prof William Blessing |
| 1346 | Cry / pH Monitor | For researching neonatal reflux and crying |
| 1344 | Calibrator - EEG Head Amp | 1 mV calibration for EEG head amp |
| 1342 | Electrode Impedance Meter | Measure electode impedance from 300K to 100Megohm - for Prof William Blessing |
| 1339 | Hygrometer Wet / Dry | For incubator with >90% RH, to replace imprecise horse hair hygrometer |
| 1336 | Environment Monitor | Monitor ambient & cage temperatures, gas flow, ambient lighting, and air-exhaust |
| 1328 | EEG Head Box | EEG Montage selector (6-ch) and interface from 8pin head amp to MacLab bridge amps - for Prof John Willoughby |
| 1326 | Piezo Micromanipulator | Extremely fine position changes in um range for positioning cells for penetration - for Dr Tim Nield |
| 1319 | Delay Pulse Generator | 8-Channel electrophysiological variable delay time & pulse width |
| 1318 | Buffer Preamp | Isolation amps for Grass transducers - for Prof Ann Crocker |
| 1315 | Rocking Table | Sample agitator |
| 1305 | Electrophoresis Multiple Outlet Box | Adaptor and safety cutout to comply with Australian Standards |
| 1300 | Cry Module | Use microphone to monitor baby crying, use with pH to monitor reflux - for Dr Billy Tao |
| 1299 | Antimony pH Module | Convert glass pH electrode module for use with antimony electrode - for Dr Billy Tao |
| 1294 | HV Electrophoresis Power Supply | Stable DC supply, 25kV at 250 microA for capillary electrophoresis column |
| 1291 | Calibrator for Antimony pH Electrode | Calibrator for pH 1 to 7 for measuring pH of reflux in infants - for Dr Billy Tao |
| 1289 | Comparator | For Grass driver amp 7DA1, threshold 0.2 to 9V |
| 1287 | Sleep Study Data Logger | Portable datalogger for remote sleep studies - for A/Prof Alan Crockett |
| 1284 | Iontophoresis System | Automated control of stimulation current for pilocarpine iontophoresis |
| 1280 | Temperature Monitor Controller | Monitor core temp of small animal and control electric blanket - for Paul Pilowski |
| 1277 | Electrophoresis, Dummy Load | Test device for electrophoresis |
| 1276 | LED Array Driver | Visual stimulus with cues for lateral hemisphere function research |
| 1273 | Paynter Filter | Measure phrenic impulses from the spinal column of an animal (fits into Neurolog mainframe) - for Paul Pilowski |
| 1267 | Tungsten Microelectrode Calibrator | Test microelectrodes at 100uV 1msec pulses |
| 1257 | Stimulator Interface | Switch output of Grass S44 stimulator to 1 of 4 organ baths to give identical tissue stimulation |
| 1254 | Sequence Generator | Supply voltage pulses of varying amplitudes to an Axon Instruments Axoclamp amplifier - for Dr Simon Brookes |
| 1253 | Function Generator (stroker) | Feather stroker for gut sections |
| 1246 | Stimulator, Somatosensory | |
| 1235 | Apnea Monitor | Detect loss of breathing in babies |
| 1231 | Stimulator, His Bundle | Cardiology device to stimulate Bundle of His |
| 1219 | Mouth Occlusion Pressure | Measure airway pressure of mouth 0.1 sec after start of inspiration or expiration against occlusion - for A/Prof Alan Crockett |
| 1216 | Cardiac Ablation Unit | Delivers defibrillator energy to cardiac catheter and monitors His Bundle electrogram |
| 1215 | Telephone/Foetal Monitor Interface | For Sonicaid FM6 |
| 1214 | Minute Volume Meter | Monitors minute volume of Morgan Ventilator |
| 1213 | Velocimeter Calibrator | Controls speed of calibrator for velocity of red blood cell - for A/Prof Bren Gannon |
| 1211 | Leg Force Meter | Measures force exerted by leg muscles during spinal anaesthesia |
| 1207 | YAG Surgical Laser | Laser controller |
| 1206 | Electrode Puller | For pulling glass microelectrodes |
| 1197 | Activity Monitor | Monitors licking activity of up to 32 rats |
| 1195 | Click Tone Generator | Produces pure tones, white noise and audible clicks to each of two hearing transducers |
| 1191 | Anterior Laxity Apparatus | Sphincter force sensor |
| 1183 | Anorexia feedback | Provides visual indication of subjects perceived size |
| 1177 | Stimulator, VEP | Visual evoked potential stimulator |
| 1165 | Apnoea Monitor | Monitor breathing during sleep - for A/Prof Alan Crockett |
| 1158 | Micro Ejaculator Unit | Rodent sized stimulation unit |
| 1155 | Tumescence Biofeedback Monitor | |
| 1131 | Arousal Meter | |
| 1111 | Photoplethysmograph Amplifier | |
| 1107 | STD Microcomputer System | Build computer with STD buss |
| 1103 | Bioelectric Amplifier | |
| 1099 | Blood Cell Velocity Meter | |
| 1092 | Breath detector | Portable 9V detector with thermistors |
| 1081 | Catheter Temperature Amplifier | |
| 1080 | Carotid Phonoangiograph | |
| 1048 | Bladder Control Feedback | |
| 1037 | Haemodynamic Signal Processor | |
| 1028 | Epicardometer | |
| 1001 | His Bundle Controller |