Title :
A critical appraisal of opportunities for wearable medical sensors
Author :
Reisner, A. ; Shaltis, P. ; McCombie, D. ; Asada, H.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Gen. Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper provides an appraisal of the sensor requirements and prospects available for the growing field of wearable medical sensors. The results of a literature survey for various sensor use-models indicate that the design goals for each intended sensor application must focus on task specific criteria for ultimate sensor acceptance. Provided use-models include the examination of the relevant medical problems, the diagnostic utility of the available physiologic signals, and the impact of false alarms on the specific implementation area.
Keywords :
biomedical transducers; blood pressure measurement; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; arterial blood pressure monitoring; diagnostic utility; false alarms; medical problems; medical use-models; physiologic signals; task specific criteria; wearable medical sensors; Ambient intelligence; Appraisal; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Cardiac disease; Mechanical sensors; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical tests; Surveillance; Wearable sensors; field-monitoring criteria; use-model; wearable sensor opportunities;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8439-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403629
