A number of medical device technologies aimed at relieving the burden of disease and improving quality of life will be explored. These devices, developed at the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales over the past two decades include clinical measurement devices used for telehealth, triaxial accelerometers for personal alarming in the elderly and vision prostheses.

The problem of the increasing burden of chronic disease and the ageing population on health care expenditure is acknowledged worldwide. Telehealth systems - the provision of health services from a distance - are considered one technological approach to reduce or alleviate this burden. Wearable ambulatory technologies for falls detection and falls risk prevention will also be discussed.

Also discussed will be the development of a vision prosthesis including the general principle of operation, design challenges and potential benefits for implant recipients. Advanced materials and micro-technology research has led to a novel method of electrode array construction and feedthrough designs for safely encapsulating the custom-designed electronics that acts as the core of the device.