Title :
Wearable Laser Blood Flowmeter for Ubiquitous Healthcare Service
Author :
Kiyokura, T. ; Tatara, N. ; Shimada, J. ; Haga, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Microsyst. Integration Lab., Kanagawa
fDate :
Aug. 12 2007-July 16 2007
Abstract :
We have fabricated a wearable laser blood flowmeter that is functionally the same as a conventional desktop laser blood flowmeter. This innovation was achieved as a result of the miniaturization of the optical flow sensor, which was fabricated by using surface-micromachining and surface-mounting techniques. The wearable laser blood flowmeter is battery-powered and equipped with a wireless communications device. Its ability to continuously monitor changes in blood flow makes it very useful for preventive medical care.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; blood flow measurement; flow sensors; flowmeters; laser applications in medicine; micro-optomechanical devices; micromachining; surface mount technology; telemedicine; battery-powered flowmeter; desktop laser blood flowmeter; medical care; optical flow sensor; surface micromachining; surface mounting technique; ubiquitous healthcare service; wearable laser blood flowmeter; wireless communications device; Biomedical monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Blood flow; Diode lasers; Medical services; Optical films; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photodiodes; Wearable sensors; blood flowmeter; integrated optics; optical sensor; silicon micromachining; telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, 2007 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hualien
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0641-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2007.4373811
