Automated acquisition system for routine, noninvasive monitoring of physiological data.
A fully automated, noninvasive data-acquisition system was developed to permit long-term measurement of physiological functions at home, without disturbing subjects' normal routines. The system consists of unconstrained monitors built into furnishings and structures in a home environment. An electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor in the bathtub measures heart function during bathing, a temperature monitor in the bed measures body temperature, and a weight monitor built into the toilet serves as a scale to record weight. All three monitors are connected to one computer and function with data-acquisition programs and a data format rule. The unconstrained physiological parameter monitors and fully automated measurement procedures collect data noninvasively without the subject's awareness. The system was tested for 1 week by a healthy male subject, aged 28, in laboratory-based facilities.
Ogawa
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School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tamura
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Togawa
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001494:Baths; D001513:Beds; D001831:Body Temperature; D001835:Body Weight; D003199:Computer Systems; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation; D013821:Thermometers; D014038:Toilet Facilities