Title :
Fibre optic sensor for physiological parameters
Author :
Gagnadre, C. ; Billon, M. ; Thuillier, S.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Electron. des Syst. Temps Reel, Lorient, France
fDate :
10/15/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A fibre optic sensor structure is proposed for recovering the most relevant physiological parameters aiming at identifying the different sleep phases. The device comprises a multimode loss fibre optic sensor built into a watch casing. The sensor structure generates micro-deformations and allows a sensor to be made which is sensitive enough to detect the composite signal from the patient´s wrist
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; blood pressure measurement; fibre optic sensors; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; blood pressure variations; breathing amplitude; breathing frequency; composite signal; fibre optic sensor structure; heartbeat detection; micro-deformations; multimode loss fibre optic sensor; patient wrist; physiological parameters detection; sleep phases; watch casing; wrist-worn sensor;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981431
