VMOTE-II, A Biowearable Health Monitoring System

Author

Masilela, M. ; Hughes, E.A. ; Boanca, C. ; Merrell, R. ; Rafiq, A.

Author_Institution

Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond

fYear

2007

fDate

8-11 Nov. 2007

Firstpage

169

Lastpage

173

Abstract

In this paper, we present the VMOTE-II health monitoring system that measures and monitors, records and reports the vital signs of a patient to health care providers and medical personnel using both with wireless and wired technologies. This system delivers real time medical data approximately 3 times per second using medical sensors integrated in a single wearable and portable unit that is self powered. This system is geared towards patients that require 24 hour monitoring and support. VMOTE-II is a non-invasive system that would allow a patient to continue normal day to day activities with minimal inconvenience whilst providing extensive medical and physiological data.

Keywords

health care; medical information systems; patient monitoring; VMOTE-II; biowearable health monitoring system; health care provider; medical personnel; medical sensor; noninvasive system; patient care; Base stations; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical monitoring; Cellular phones; Computer architecture; Computerized monitoring; Internet; Personnel; Sensor systems; Transceivers; Biowearable Technology; E-Health; Embedded Systems; Telemedicine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, 2007. ITAB 2007. 6th International Special Topic Conference on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1868-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1868-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITAB.2007.4407371

Filename

4407371