Embedded microwave system for monitoring of intracranial pressure

Author

Kawoos, U. ; Warty, R. ; Tofighi, M.R. ; Kralick, F.A. ; Yoo, D. ; Neal, T. ; Rosen, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of ECE, Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA

fYear

2009

fDate

18-22 Jan. 2009

Firstpage

119

Lastpage

122

Abstract

Intracranial pressure is of increasing interest in the management of patients who are suffering from various neurological disorders such as hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury, and blast injury. Long-term monitoring of intracranial pressure may be desirable in these conditions to aid in determining the outcome of any treatment. A completely implantable microwave device for monitoring of intracranial pressure has been designed and characterized. The application of an embedded Planar Inverted-F antenna in this implant is also investigated.

Keywords

brain; microwave detectors; neurophysiology; patient monitoring; prosthetics; blast injury; embedded microwave system; embedded planar inverted-F antenna; hydrocephalus; implantable microwave device; intracranial pressure monitoring; neurological disorders; traumatic brain injury; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical monitoring; Brain injuries; Catheters; Cranial pressure; Educational institutions; Implants; Medical diagnostic imaging; Patient monitoring; Surgery; Blast Injury; Embedded Wireless Implants; Intracranial Pressure; Planar Inverted-F Antenna; Traumatic Brain Injury;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio and Wireless Symposium, 2009. RWS '09. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2698-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2699-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RWS.2009.4957299

Filename

4957299