Title :
Ubiquitous Monitoring System for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Heart Disease Patients
Author :
Il Hyung Shin ; Jae Ho Lee ; Hee Chan Kim
Author_Institution :
Seoul Nat. Univ., Seoul
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to report a code division multiple access (CDMA) based wireless device that is able to measure pulse oxygen saturation(SpO2) and electrocardiogram (ECG) during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart disease patients´ daily life at home. Global positioning system (GPS) and a specific database system are also included in this device to trace patient´s location. Unlike the pre-reported devices using wireless network like Bluetooth or Zigbee which has a limited connection area, the developed system enables the literally ubiquitous service in reporting the patient´s data to their doctors at any time and any place using the CDMA-based cellular phone network.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; bioelectric phenomena; biomedical engineering; code division multiple access; lung; medical administrative data processing; oxygen; radio access networks; wireless channels; CDMA wireless device; ECG; GPS; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; code division multiple access; electrocardiogram; global positioning system; heart disease patients; patient location; pulse oxygen saturation; ubiquitous monitoring system; wireless network; Bluetooth; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Database systems; Electrocardiography; Global Positioning System; Multiaccess communication; Patient monitoring; Pulse measurements; Wireless networks; Cellular Phone; Computers, Handheld; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Heart Diseases; Humans; Korea; Oximetry; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353132
