Forrest Morton Bird was an American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer. He is best known for having created some of the first reliable mass-produced mechanical ventilators for acute and chronic cardiopulmonary care.
Forrest Bird (left) receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal from President George W. Bush (right) in 2008
Bird Mark 8 ventilator
Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare applications. BME is also traditionally logical sciences to advance health care treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Also included under the scope of a biomedical engineer is the management of current medical equipment in hospitals while adhering to relevant industry standards. This involves procurement, routine testing, preventive maintenance, and making equipment recommendations, a role also known as a Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) or as a clinical engineer.
Telemedicine system. Federal Center of Neurosurgery in Tyumen, 2013
Hemodialysis, a process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally
Data obtained from crash test dummy impacts are integral to the field of biomechanics.
Micromass cultures of C3H-10T1/2 cells at varied oxygen tensions stained with Alcian blue
