A telemetry and sensor platform for ambulatory urodynamics

Author

Siwapornsathain, Ekapon ; Lal, Amit ; Binard, Joseph

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

283

Lastpage

287

Abstract

This paper reports the use of pressure sensitive telemetry device to access the pressure state of the bladder for ambulatory urodynamics. The device consisted of pressure sensor, amplifier, VCO, and oscillator. The integrated circuit was fabricated using MOSIS AMI 1.5 micron technology. The device was able to transmit pulses of radio waves whose pulsing rate is a function of the pressure. A small balloon technology was also developed to help the device float in the water

Keywords

biomedical electronics; biomedical telemetry; micromachining; microsensors; patient monitoring; piezoresistive devices; pressure sensors; radio transmitters; voltage-controlled oscillators; MOSIS technology; SPICE simulation; VCO; ambulatory urodynamics; bladder diagnosis; bladder pressure state; bulk micromachining; catheter procedure; in vitro testing; integrated piezoresistors; integrated system; membrane sensor; pressure sensitive telemetry device; pressure sensor; small RF transmitter; small balloon technology; Biomedical measurements; Bladder; Catheters; Consumer electronics; Frequency; Integrated circuit technology; Oscillators; Pressure measurement; Radio transmitters; Telemetry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microtechnologies in Medicine & Biology 2nd Annual International IEEE-EMB Special Topic Conference on

Conference_Location

Madison, WI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7480-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MMB.2002.1002331

Filename

1002331