Body surface mounted biomedical monitoring system using Bluetooth.
Continuous monitoring in daily life is important for the health condition control of the elderly. However, portable or wearable devices need to carry by user on their own will. On the other hand, implantation sensors are not adoptable, because of generic users dislike to insert the any object in the body for monitoring. Therefore, another monitoring system of the health condition to carry it easily is necessary. In addition, ID system is necessary even if the subject live with few families. Furthermore, every measurement system should be wireless system, because not to obstruct the daily life of the user. In this paper, we propose the monitoring system, which is mounted on the body surface. This system will not obstruct the action or behavior of user in daily life, because this system attached the body surface on the back of the user. In addition, this system has wireless communication system, using Bluetooth, and acquired data transfer to the outside of the house via the Internet.
Nambu
Masayuki
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Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Shijonawate, Osaka, Japan. nanbu@isc.osakac.ac.jp
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003201:Computers; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012984:Software; D013685:Telecommunications; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013686:Telemetry; D013997:Time Factors