Title :
Integrated electronic system design for an implantable wireless batteryless blood pressure sensing microsystem
Author :
Cong, Peng ; Ko, Wen H. ; Young, Darrin J.
Author_Institution :
Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
fDate :
4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A wireless, batteryless, less invasive blood pressure sensing microsystem based on an instrumented circular cuff has been developed for advanced biological research. The proposed sensing technique avoids vessel penetration and substantially minimizes vessel restriction due to the soft cuff elasticity. The integrated electronic system design is presented with emphases on the design trade-off and system considerations. The measurement results demonstrate full functionality of the microsystems with real-time high-fidelity blood pressure sensing capability under wireless data telemetry and adaptive RF powering conditions.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; biomedical electronics; biomedical telemetry; blood pressure measurement; power supplies to apparatus; prosthetics; wireless sensor networks; adaptive RF powering; batteryless blood pressure sensing microsystem; blood pressure sensing capability; implantable blood pressure sensing microsystem; instrumented circular cuff; integrated electronic system design; soft cuff elasticity; wireless blood pressure sensing microsystem; wireless data telemetry; Animals; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Capacitance; Feedback; Laboratories; RF signals; Radio frequency; Sensor systems; Wireless sensor networks;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2010.5439082