Abstract
Recent advances in miniaturization of ultra-low power components allow for more intelligent wearable health monitors. Such systems may be used in a wide range of application areas. Here, the development and evaluation of a wireless wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor to detect epileptic seizures from changes in the cardiac rhythm is described. The ECG is measured using an ultra-low-power circuit for bio-potential acquisition. The ECG data is continuously analyzed by embedded algorithms: a robust beat-detection algorithm combined with a real-time heart beat-based epileptic seizure detector. Each detected seizure candidate triggers its transmission to a receiving radio-station. At the same time, the detected events and the raw ECG data are stored on an embedded memory card from which they can be wirelessly downloaded for off-line analysis. The performance of the system in terms of power-consumption, robustness of the radio-link and comfort of use is reported. In its current implementation, the proposed ECG-monitor prototype has a size of 52x36x15mm3, and an autonomy of one day. Wireless, miniaturized and comfortable, this prototype opens new perspectives for continuous and ambulatory health monitoring.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceeding Wireless Health 2010 (WH '10), 5-7 October 2010, San Diego, USA |
Place of Publication | New-York |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
Pages | 111-117 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-60558-989-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | conference; Wireless Health 2010; 2010-10-05; 2010-10-07 - Duration: 5 Oct 2010 → 7 Oct 2010 |
Conference
Conference | conference; Wireless Health 2010; 2010-10-05; 2010-10-07 |
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Period | 5/10/10 → 7/10/10 |
Other | Wireless Health 2010 |