Title :
Pulse Oximetry in the External Auditory Canal– A New Method of Mobile Vital Monitoring
Author :
Buschmann, Johannes P. ; Huang, Jin
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. & Inf. Eng, Munich Univ. of Technol., Munich, Germany
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, we introduce a new sensor technology for measuring plethysmographic parameters, i.e., for pulse oximetry, particularly in mobile people. The sensor uses the auditory canal as a measuring site, plus a novel light path through the tissue of the auditory canal´s wall for continuously and reliably measuring arterial oxygen saturation and heart rate under mobile conditions. Measurements with this sensor technology reveal a good ratio in combination with excellent signal quality - ideal prerequisites to make pulse oximetry a continuous unobtrusive mobile monitoring technology.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical communication; biomedical equipment; cardiology; cellular biophysics; medical computing; medical information systems; mobile handsets; oximetry; patient monitoring; arterial oxygen saturation; auditory canal wall; continuous unobtrusive mobile monitoring technology; external auditory canal; heart rate; mobile vital monitoring; plethysmographic parameters; pulse oximetry; sensor technology; sensor technology measurements; tissue; Fingers; Irrigation; Light emitting diodes; Mobile communication; Monitoring; Noise; Pulse measurements; BSN-BAN; human sensors; mobile pulse oximetry; telemedicine; vital signs monitoring;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2011.2147780
