Wireless fabric patch sensors for wearable healthcare

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010:2010:5254-7. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626295.

Abstract

Two novel wireless fabric patch sensors are introduced for low energy wearable healthcare. The first is a wirelessly powered patch sensor that can be attached to a patient to capture electrocardiogram (ECG) while consuming only 12 microW. By using fabric circuit board technology, the band-aid like sensor is implemented. The second wearable cardiac heathcare sensor, fabricated in the form of 4-layer compact smart poultice type including flexible battery, can extend to monitor bio-impedance together with ECG signals at 16 different sites of the heart with 25 reconfigurable electrodes. It also provides cm-range inductive coupled remote system start-up and duty-cycled data transmission using body as communication channel for a low energy wireless interconnectivity. Both sensors exploit dry fabric electrodes to minimize skin irritation during clinical long term operation.

MeSH terms

  • Clothing*
  • Delivery of Health Care*
  • Electric Impedance
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electrodes
  • Humans
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation
  • Telemetry / instrumentation*
  • Wireless Technology / instrumentation*