Title :
The ZigBee Wireless Sensor Network in medical care applications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Polytech. Inst. of NYU, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
As one of the most important technologies in the information era, Wireless Sensor Network has been widely used in medical and other various social fields. This paper described the various research applications of ZigBee-based Wireless Sensor Network technology in medical fields. Based on its low-power, low-cost, network flexibility and some other features, we presented the significance, the principle, and the latest research progress of ZigBee applications in the medical field. This paper also proposed the challenges faced in the ZigBee application and presented its development prospect and practical value in the medical field.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; health care; patient care; personal area networks; wireless sensor networks; ZigBee; low-cost; low-power; medical care applications; medical fields; network flexibility; wireless sensor network; Artificial intelligence; Biology; Biomedical monitoring; Lead; Monitoring; Weight measurement; Medical application; Wireless Sensor Network; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Computer, Mechatronics, Control and Electronic Engineering (CMCE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changchun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7957-3
DOI :
10.1109/CMCE.2010.5610435
