title: Novel wireless health monitor with acupuncture bio-potentials obtained by using a replaceable salt-water-wetted foam-rubber cushions on RFID-tag.
abstract: This paper proposes a bio-potential measurement apparatus including a wireless device for transmitting acupuncture bio-potential information to a remote control station for health conditions analysis and monitor. The key technology of this system is to make replaceable foam-rubber cushions, double-side conducting tapes, chip and antenna on the radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The foam-rubber cushions can be wetted with salt-water and contact with the acupuncture points to reduce contact resistance. Besides, the double-side conducting tapes are applied to fix foam-rubber cushions. Thus, one can peel the used cushions or tapes away and supply new ones quickly. Since the tag is a flexible plastic substrate, it is easy to deploy on the skin. Besides, the amplifier made by CMOS technology on RFID chip could amplify the signals to improve S/N ratio and impedance matching. Thus, cloud server can wirelessly monitor the health conditions. An example shows that the proposed system can be used as a wireless health condition monitor, the numerical method and the criteria are given to analyze eleven bio-potentials for the important acupunctures of eleven meridians on a person's hands and legs. Then a professional doctor can know the performance of an individual and the cross-linking effects of the organs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Engineering, Chung-Hua University, Hsin-Chu 30012, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jium-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Ph.D. Program in Engineering Science College of Engineering, Chung-Hua University, Hsin-Chu 30012, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hung-Han
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Ph.D. Program in Engineering Science College of Engineering, Chung-Hua University, Hsin-Chu 30012, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D015671:Electroacupuncture / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D057233:Radio Frequency Identification Device; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride
keywords: RFID tag; bio-potential; flexible substrate; wetted replaceable foam-rubber cushion; wireless health monitor