Scientific School of Medical Instrument Making and Medical Microprocessor Systems

06.06.2018

The BMI department scientific school of medical instrument making and medical microprocessor systems was founded in 1990s.

In 1997, Prof. V. Semenets founded in department of biomedical electronic devices and systems research group for development of biomedical equipment and multifunctional microprocessor systems, which for next 20 years has grown into a scientific school of microprocessor medical systems. It successfully functions today with the scientists of Kharkov National Medical University, Ukrainian Medical Dental Academy, Institute of Medical Radiology. S.P. Grigoriev, Institute of Prosthetics, Institute of Multiphase Processes, Hannover University V. Leibniz (Germany), Harbin University of Engineering (PRC), Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital and other institutions.

The research work of the group was aimed at developing high-precision neurosurgical equipment for operations on the deep structures of the human brain.  In 2000, based on the results of the work, 2 patents of Ukraine for the design of automated surgical manipulators were obtained and their current models were created.  In order to optimize the neurosurgical effects of research aimed at studying the physical foundations and developing the principles of operation of contactless control systems of surgical instruments using a magnetic field.  In 2003, 2 patents of Ukraine were obtained for the design of magnetic stereotactic systems with different subsystems of control field formation, Ph.D. thesis was defended by O.G. Avrunin.

Under the guidance of Prof. V. Semenets in 2004-2005, multifunctional laboratory stands were created, including microcontrollers, signal processors, programmable integrated circuits, on the basis of which various autonomous control systems are developed, in particular, for use in medical equipment. The complex is used not only in KNURE, but also in many universities of Ukraine.

Also in 2007-2012, under the leadership of V. Semenets created a hardware-software complex of high-precision neurosurgical interventions and functional diagnostics of external respiration, which is used in the neurosurgical and otorhinolaryngological departments of the Kharkov Regional Clinical Hospital. For the first time in Ukraine, a unique installation for distance education on technical disciplines was developed and created.

Scientific and technical achievements of school include more than 600 publications, more than 50 patents for inventions, 14 monographs, 14 learning books. 3 doctoral and 13 master’s theses on specialty 05.11.17 – biological and medical devices and systems are protected. 8 state budget themes were completed and one contractual subject.

Cooperation is carried out on the projects BMBF, DAAD, Erasmus +.

Doctors of sciences: Avrunin O.G, Prasol I.V., Sinotin A.M.

Candidates of sciences: Vladov S.I., Ivanov V.G., Knigako Yu.V., Kruk O.Ya., Kukharenko D.V., Nosova T.V., Timkovich M.Yu., Selivanova K., Utitskikh T.A., Khusham Faruk, Shamraeva E.A., Stytsenko T.Ye., Nosova Ya.V., Bondarenko I.S.

Avrunin O.G. and Nosova Ya.V. received the title “Inventor of the Year – 2016”.

Now scientific adviser is Doctor of Technical Sciences, Prof. O.G. Avrunin.

He has supervised 10 PhD theses.

The main directions of development of the scientific school are currently:

  • Methods of medical imaging, processing and analysis of diagnostic images;
  • Computer planning systems for surgical interventions;
  • Equipment for functional diagnosis of nasal breathing disorders;
  • Means for diagnosing person’s psychophysical state;
  • Virtual simulators of medical equipment;
  • Methods for processing microscopic images.

As a result of long-time cooperation and joint development and research in the field of information technologies in medicine, NURE joined the Ukrainian  Association for Computer Medicine in 2018.

Scientific work «Intellectual technologies of functional diagnostics and modeling of surgical interventions» by author’s team of leading specialists in biomedical engineering, medicine and information technologies: Avrunin O.G., Besshapochny S.B., Bodiansky E.V., Zlepko S.M., Kalashnik M.V., Lysenko A.N., Pavlov S.V., Filatov V.A. was nominated for the State Prize of Ukraine in science and technology in 2018.

Scientific work “Integrated information E-learning environment and rehabilitation approaches for realize equal access to quality education for persons with special needs” authors Avrunin O., Gaiduk N., Nevlyudov I., Pavlysh V., Potymko O., Saleeva A., Semenets V., Fedasyua D., Filipenko O. was awarded the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of education in 2019 in the nomination “Vocational and Technical Education”.

In 2019-2021, as part of Ukrainian-German research project M/108-2019 , M/91-2020, M/95-2021 “Implementation of rapid prototyping for modeling the upper respiratory tract in normal and typical pathologies” (scientific head Avrunin O.H.) together with the Institute of Multiphase Processes Leibniz University Hannover developed an aerodynamic stand for testing full-scale models of the upper respiratory tract, obtained from computer tomography data, in normal conditions and with typical pathologies. The importance of research is confirmed by the publications in Q1 and Q2 journals, as well as receiving support for the international project “CrioStore” under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action within the framework of “Horizon Europe” with the Institute of Multiphase Processes Leibniz University Hannover, Kharkiv Institute of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine and Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

Recently, technologies for physical and psychological rehabilitation have been developed at the opening Sports Medicine and Physical Rehabilitation Laboratory. In 2022-2023, members of the scientific school in collaboration with the Research Institute of Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation, published 10 learning books in the field of modern biomedical technologies of prosthetics and orthotics.During the distance education after COVID-19 pandemic, scholars of science school introduced the latest technologies for creating video content based on stereoscopy and panoramic video with the effect of presence into the educational process. This made it possible to increase the realism of online teaching based on the stereoscopic perception of the depth of space and increase the student’s interest due to more memorable and unique content, as well as to implement the “Virtual cryomicroscopy” project within the framework of the DAAD Eastern Partnership program.

In 2022-2023 members of the scientific school joined DAAD project “Ukraine Digital: Open Education Resources with Ukraine”, which made it possible to improve the skills of creating open educational and scientific content and is especially important for distance learning during the war.
In 2023 members of the scientific school joined CryoStore project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, under Grant Agreement No 101120454.
Research continues.