Title :
Wireless E-Jacket for Multiparameter Biophysical Monitoring and Telemedicine Applications
Author :
Nag, Sudip ; Sharma, Dinesh K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Mumbai
Abstract :
A widespread requirement exists for a low cost and reliable health monitor in the clinical as well as home environment. The e-jacket presented here is an example of a smart clothing system with multiple bioparameter acquisition of electrocardiogram (ECG), pulse oximetry, body motion/tilt and skin temperature. The battery operated circuit has an integrated graphic liquid crystal display (LCD) screen and a 2.4 GHz wireless link. An RS232 interface provides a plug-in port for easy accessibility to remote telemedicine applications. The system incorporates an efficient ARM7 microcontroller to coordinate a list of software tasks with associated time stamp. Comfort analysis and reliability aspects have been carefully studied along with intelligent power conservation schemes. A low cost and reliable tele-medical network is proposed using an innovative e-textile solution.
Keywords :
electrocardiography; health care; oximetry; patient monitoring; power conversion; telemedicine; 2.4 GHz; body motion; body tilt; electrocardiogram; innovative e-textile solution; intelligent power conservation; multiparameter biophysical monitoring; pulse oximetry; reliability; reliable health monitor; skin temperature; smart clothing system; tele-medical network; telemedicine; wireless e-jacket; Batteries; Clothing; Costs; Electrocardiography; Integrated circuit reliability; Monitoring; Power system reliability; Skin; Telemedicine; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Devices and Biosensors, 2006. 3rd IEEE/EMBS International Summer School on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9787-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9787-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISSMDBS.2006.360092
