DocumentCode
1576703
Title
Recent advances of sensors for pacemakers
Author
Shi, Wei Vivien ; Zhou, MengChu
Author_Institution
ECE Dept., New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA
fYear
2011
Firstpage
520
Lastpage
525
Abstract
In this paper, the recent advances of sensors incorporated in pacemakers are presented. Based on the functions and operations of modern pacemakers, a variety of sensors are described with their rationales, features and applications. Further improvements and future trend of body sensors are pointed out. The comparison of the sensors´ features is performed.
Keywords
body sensor networks; cardiology; pacemakers; body sensors; modern pacemakers; pacemaker sensors; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Biomedical monitoring; Heart rate; Pacemakers; Sensors; Ventilation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Delft
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9570-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICNSC.2011.5874939
Filename
5874939
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