"PDTronics" could be short for "Peter & David Electronics" but was actually conceived as "Physiological Data Electronics", which describes our interests in physiological data measurement.
- Dr David Tayler BSc (E.Eng) BM MRCP MRCGP DRCOG is a General Practitioner and Hospital Practitioner (Cardiology) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK with a first class honours degree in Electrical Engineering (1972), then Medicine (1977) from Southampton University.
- Dr Peter Finch MD FRCP is a Hospital Consultant (Gastroenterology) in Chertsey, Surrey, UK who qualified with honours from St Thomas' Hospital London (1980). Programming languages include BASIC, C and Assembler, including PIC programming.
Projects in Physiological Data Measurement
- Manometry - we have developed systems for measuring oesophageal manometry using a water perfused and a solid state system, and biliary manometry using a solid state device, which are in routine clinical use
- Posilogger - we developed a small matchbox size device which can record the position (prone, supine, left, right) of a recumbent patient for up to 2 months.
- Bioimpedance - we are studying the use of bioimpedance spectroscopy in assessing liver and other diseases with data acquisition using our own PIC powered data logger.
- 3-D Microscope stage controller - we have developed a 3-D microscope stage controller with position memory and rate controlled (3-D) tracking
- ECG Simulator - we have developed an ECG Simulator which can record live ECGs or generate synthetic ECG traces, and output them on the simulator (variable rate)
- 24 hour pH recorder - we have developed a dual channel 24 hour pH recorder with patient alert to warn of proximal reflux
- Gastrointestinal Motility - we are developing a technique for assessing whole gut motility.
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