System for unconstrained ECG measurement on a toilet seat using capacitive coupled electrodes : the efficacy and practicality

Hyun Jae Baek; Jung Soo Kim; Ko Keun Kim; Kwang Suk Park

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649664

System for unconstrained ECG measurement on a toilet seat using capacitive coupled electrodes : the efficacy and practicality

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008:2008:2326-8. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649664.

Authors

Hyun Jae Baek¹, Jung Soo Kim, Ko Keun Kim, Kwang Suk Park

Affiliation

¹ Seoul National University, Graduate School, Republic of Korea. hyunjae100@bmsil.snu.ac.kr

PMID: 19163167
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649664

Abstract

Home healthcare is a common matter of concern to modern people. For the successful home healthcare, unconstrained bio-signal monitoring is important. Previously, unconstrained lavatory typed ECG measurement system was developed. It is enough to measure subject's ECG signal non-intrusively, but not practical because of moist environment of toilet. In this study, capacitive coupled electrode was employed for overcome above disadvantages. ECG was obtained by capacitive coupled electrode and compared with ECGs obtained from conventional Ag/AgCl electrode. Possible motion artifacts were investigated. Experimental results showed that toilet based capacitive coupled ECG signal was measured successfully.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Electrocardiography / instrumentation*
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / instrumentation*
Electrodes
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Humans
Toilet Facilities*