This wide range of medical technology includes diagnostic instrumentation, implantable devices, technology for the disabled, medical informatics and imaging and, more recently, intelligent prosthetics and medical robotics. Biomedical engineers who work in hospitals are often called clinical engineers. They help others in the hospital choose the right technology for patient care. Such technology varies - from defibrilators to marvellously sophisticated equipment that allows physicians to look inside the body. Biomedical engineers also work carefully to ensure that all of the hospital's equipment is safe and reliable.
Some biomedical engineers work in design and research laboratories in major companies.
For example, these engineers design monitoring equipment, artificial organs, or schemes to deliver therapeutic drugs safely and effectively. Rehabilitation engineers are biomedical engineers who work with technology and computers to help individuals with disabilities to reach toward their maximum potential for an enjoyable and productive life. Helping the mentally disabled learn, providing a voice for those who cannot speak, and transportation for the physically disabled are some of the activities of the rehabilitation engineer. Other biomedical engineers work in research laboratories located in medical schools, universities and government facilities. Here, they learn more about the workings of the living body.