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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Delft
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9570-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICNSC.2011.5874939
