Title :
A programmable mixed-signal ASIC for data acquisition systems in medical implants
Author :
Lerch, R.G. ; Spiegel, E. ; Kakerow, R. ; Hakenes, R. ; Kappert, H. ; Hohlhaas, H. ; Kordas, N. ; Buchmann, M. ; Franke, T. ; Manoli, Y. ; Muller, J.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. of Microelectron. Circuits & Syst., Duisburg, Germany
Abstract :
The ASIC was developed as the central component in an implantable data acquisition system, its first application being as an implant for the acquisition of ECG, heart muscle elasticity and electrolyte composition data of transplanted hearts. It allows daily monitoring of tissue rejection at the patient´s home, using an RF link to a small receiver (local host) that forwards the data to a remote hospital computer via a modem.
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; biomedical electronics; data acquisition; electrocardiography; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; patient monitoring; ECG; RF link; data acquisition; electrolyte composition; heart muscle elasticity; medical implants; monitoring; programmable mixed-signal ASIC; remote hospital computer; tissue rejection; transplanted hearts; Application software; Application specific integrated circuits; Computerized monitoring; Data acquisition; Elasticity; Electrocardiography; Heart; Implants; Muscles; Patient monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1995. Digest of Technical Papers. 41st ISSCC, 1995 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2495-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1995.535505
