DocumentCode
3122725
Title
Validation of a vibrotactile stimulation system to treat apnea of prematurity
Author
Pichardo, R. ; Eisenfeld, L. ; Adam, J. ; Rosow, E. ; Escabi, M. ; Enderle, J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
14
Abstract
Apnea is a cessation of respiration. A system that uses vibrotactile stimulation to treat apnea in neonates was modified. Traditional (hand) stimulation, where the nurse stimulates the baby by hand contact, is compared to vibrotactile stimulation (VTS). Modifications and methods of conducting the clinical study are described
Keywords
biomedical equipment; paediatrics; patient treatment; pneumodynamics; touch (physiological); vibrations; apnea of prematurity treatment; baby stimulation; clinical study; hand contact; medical instrumentation; neonates; nurse; respiration cessation; vibrotactile stimulation system validation; Biomedical engineering; Computerized monitoring; Foot; Infrared surveillance; Instruments; Optical computing; Patient monitoring; Pediatrics; Signal generators; Transducers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the IEEE 27th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Storrs, CT
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6717-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.2001.924696
Filename
924696
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