Ubiquitous Monitoring System for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Heart Disease Patients

Author

Il Hyung Shin ; Jae Ho Lee ; Hee Chan Kim

Author_Institution

Seoul Nat. Univ., Seoul

fYear

2007

fDate

22-26 Aug. 2007

Firstpage

3689

Lastpage

3692

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to report a code division multiple access (CDMA) based wireless device that is able to measure pulse oxygen saturation(SpO₂) and electrocardiogram (ECG) during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart disease patients´ daily life at home. Global positioning system (GPS) and a specific database system are also included in this device to trace patient´s location. Unlike the pre-reported devices using wireless network like Bluetooth or Zigbee which has a limited connection area, the developed system enables the literally ubiquitous service in reporting the patient´s data to their doctors at any time and any place using the CDMA-based cellular phone network.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; bioelectric phenomena; biomedical engineering; code division multiple access; lung; medical administrative data processing; oxygen; radio access networks; wireless channels; CDMA wireless device; ECG; GPS; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; code division multiple access; electrocardiogram; global positioning system; heart disease patients; patient location; pulse oxygen saturation; ubiquitous monitoring system; wireless network; Bluetooth; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Database systems; Electrocardiography; Global Positioning System; Multiaccess communication; Patient monitoring; Pulse measurements; Wireless networks; Cellular Phone; Computers, Handheld; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Heart Diseases; Humans; Korea; Oximetry; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Telemedicine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Lyon

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0787-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353132

Filename

4353132