Development of low cost electronic devices for intraoperative monitoring
The evolution of technology is a fundamental factor in the advancement of medicine towards more precise diagnoses, more optimal treatments, safer operations, and faster rehabilitation. Within the surgical field, intraoperative monitoring of the patient is essential to ensure the success of the operation. The great disadvantage of this type of monitoring is that, due to the large number of electrodes (sensors) that must be placed on the patient, a large part of the area of action of the surgeon is hampered by the wiring of those electrodes. This hinders the surgeon's work and the development of the operation, which can lead to unnecessary complications.
With the intention of reducing this problem, we want to work on a doctoral thesis whose objective is to develop small electronic devices that allow patient monitoring in an operating theater during the surgery. These devices must be wireless, to reduce wires as much as possible in the work area. They also have to be autonomous, so they will use small batteries. The measured signals must be digitized and sent, wirelessly, to a receiver.
The signals to measure oscillate between microvolts and millivolts, reason why the electromagnetic noise is a problem to consider.
Among the tasks of the thesis are: feasibility study of the device; design; manufacture of a small prototype; and test debugging in the laboratory and in the field.
Requirements: Analog electronics (instrumentation), digital electronics, C programming and Matlab (Python will be evaluated).
Full-time contract with exclusive dedication to the PhD thesis.
Documents: Curriculum vitae, academic record, cover letter and two recommendation letters.
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