Design of a wearable device for ECG continuous monitoring using wireless technology

Santiago Led; Jorge Fernández; Luis Serrano

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403933

Design of a wearable device for ECG continuous monitoring using wireless technology

Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2004:2004:3318-21. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403933.

Authors

Santiago Led¹, Jorge Fernández, Luis Serrano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain. santiago.led@unavarra.es

PMID: 17270992
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403933

Abstract

This project focuses on the design and implementation of an intelligent wearable device for ECG continuous acquisition and transmission to some remote gateway using Bluetooth technology. The acquisition device has been designed for having very low power consumption and reduced size. The Analog Devices' ADuC831 Micro-Converter for achieving the analog to digital conversion and the CSR's BlueCore2 chip for the Bluetooth transmission are the core of the device. The designed device is an important component of a complete prototype for remote ECG continuous monitoring of patients with diverse cardiac diseases.