Title :
An integrated pulse oximeter system for telemedicine applications
Author :
Crilly, Paul Benjamin ; Arakawa, Edward T. ; Hedden, David Lee ; Ferrell, Thomas Lee
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA
Abstract :
This paper will describe a wireless integrated pulse oximeter system that enables the measurement of blood oxygen saturation and the direct measurement of heart rate. Its implementation is relatively simple and thus easily put on a VLSI chip so it can be attached on a person´s ear lobe, finger or other body part. The chip includes a radio transmitter/telemetry system, so measurement data can be linked to a data acquisition system. To conserve battery life, the sensor will be activated by external RF tagging as needed
Keywords :
VLSI; biomedical telemetry; blood; cardiology; microsensors; oxygen; VLSI chip; battery life; blood oxygen saturation; data acquisition; direct measurement; ear lobe; external RF tagging; finger; heart rate; integrated pulse oximeter; measurement data; radio transmitter/telemetry; telemedicine applications; wireless integrated pulse oximeter; Blood; Ear; Fingers; Heart rate; Pulse measurements; Radio transmitters; Semiconductor device measurement; Telemedicine; Telemetry; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1997. IMTC/97. Proceedings. Sensing, Processing, Networking., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3747-6
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1997.603924
