VPRS 19122 Biomedical Engineering Department Files

This series comprises development files of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) (VA 1048). The department was first established in 1962 as Electronic Engineering, then became Biomedical Engineering, then Clinical Engineering. The Biomedical Engineering Department records are development files for new and improved equipment for procedures in patient care and treatment. The records include papers, reports, diagrams, and correspondence related to equipment including: Pacemaker, Sleep Apnoea monitor, Cardiac/Arrhythmia Surgery/Mapping and RF Ablation research, and Telephone Transmission to the Electrocardiogram. Prior to transfer to Public Record Office Victoria, the records in this series were maintained as part of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives

本系列档案涵盖皇家墨尔本医院（Royal Melbourne Hospital，简称RMH）生物医学工程部门（档案编号VA 1048）的研发文件。该部门于1962年最初以电子工程科室的形式成立，后先后更名为生物医学工程部门、临床工程部门。生物医学工程部门的档案均为用于患者护理与诊疗操作的新型及改良型设备的研发文件。档案包含与以下设备相关的论文、报告、图表及往来信函：起搏器（Pacemaker）、睡眠呼吸暂停监测仪（Sleep Apnoea monitor）、心脏/心律失常手术/标测及射频消融（RF Ablation）相关研究，以及心电图电话传输（Telephone Transmission to the Electrocardiogram）技术。在移交至维多利亚州公共档案办公室（Public Record Office Victoria）之前，本系列档案一直作为皇家墨尔本医院档案馆的馆藏进行保管。