DocumentCode :
3144949
Title :
A novel Zigbee-based low-cost, low-power wireless EKG system
Author :
Mukala, Vidyasagar ; Lakafosis, Vasileios ; Traille, Anya ; Tentzeris, Manos M.
Author_Institution :
GEDC/ECE, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA
fYear :
2010
fDate :
23-28 May 2010
Firstpage :
624
Lastpage :
627
Abstract :
Electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring is of prime importance in the medical world. Using the state of art technology to take it to a wireless platform can open up a broad spectrum of wireless medical devices which have a wide range of applications in medical services, military rescue missions, home cardiovascular monitoring, especially for senior people. This paper presents a platform for developing a Zigbee based low cost, low power Wireless EKG system using the unlicenced 2.4 GHz ISM band. Zigbee is based on IEEE 802.15.4 standard for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), that is being used in many commercial and research applications today, where it has become an attractive solution for low power and low cost applications. Two system designs are proposed featuring excellent ranges and potential for “smart fabric” wearable implementations.
Keywords :
electrocardiography; personal area networks; radio access networks; IEEE 802.15.4 standard; WPAN; Wireless Personal Area Networks; Zigbee; electrocardiogram monitoring; frequency 2.4 GHz; low-cost low-power wireless EKG system; smart fabric wearable implementations; wireless medical devices; wireless platform; Batteries; Biomedical monitoring; Cardiology; Circuits; Costs; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Medical services; Wires; ZigBee; Cardiovascular; Zigbee; commercial; electrocardiogram; medical services; wearable RF; wireless EKG;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2010 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
ISSN :
0149-645X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6056-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2010.5517684
Filename :
5517684
Link To Document :
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