Bluetooth telemedicine processor for multichannel biomedical signal transmission via mobile cellular networks

IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed. 2005 Mar;9(1):35-43. doi: 10.1109/titb.2004.840070.

Abstract

One of the emerging issues in m-Health is how best to exploit the mobile communications technologies that are now almost globally available. The challenge is to produce a system to transmit a patient's biomedical signals directly to a hospital for monitoring or diagnosis, using an unmodified mobile telephone. The paper focuses on the design of a processor, which samples signals from sensors on the patient. It then transmits digital data over a Bluetooth link to a mobile telephone that uses the General Packet Radio Service. The modular design adopted is intended to provide a "future-proofed" system, whose functionality may be upgraded by modifying the software.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Phone*
  • Computer Communication Networks*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation*
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Systems Integration
  • Telemedicine / instrumentation*