Implantable medical electronics : prosthetics drug delivery and health monitoring This book is a comprehensive interdisciplinary resource for the latest information on implantable medical devices and is intended for graduate students studying electrical engineering electronic instrumentation and biomedical engineering. It is also appropriate for academic researchers professional engineers practicing doctors and paramedical staff. Divided into two sections on Basic Concepts and Principles and Applications the first section provides an all embracing perspective of the electronics background necessary for this work. The second section deals with pacing techniques used for the heart brain spinal cord and the network of nerves that interlink the brain and spinal cord with the major organs including ear and eye prostheses. Back cover