Title :
Usage of BluetoothTM in wireless sensors for tele-healthcare
Author :
Hung, K. ; Zhang, Y.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
The small size and low power consumption of the radio module, use of spread spectrum, and the design for shortrange transmission make Bluetooth™ an attractive option in medical sensors. Since Bluetooth™ will continue to be a feature found in many devices it is worthwhile to investigate in its use in wireless medical sensors for home-based tele-healthcare. A wireless stethoscope has been implemented using Bluetooth™ and PCM encoding. Preliminary results show that it is a feasible solution for transmission of heart and lung sounds. Design of a Bluetooth™ wireless ECG is also proposed.
Keywords :
Bluetooth; bioacoustics; biomedical transducers; electrocardiography; health care; medical computing; patient monitoring; pulse code modulation; telemedicine; Bluetooth wireless ECG; PCM encoding; heart sounds; lung sounds; radio module; shortrange transmission; spread spectrum; tele-healthcare; wireless sensors; wireless stethoscope; Acoustic sensors; Bluetooth; Encoding; Energy consumption; Heart; Lungs; Phase change materials; Spread spectrum communication; Stethoscope; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053074
