Title :
Pressure detection and wireless interface for patient bed
Author :
Manohar, Achutan ; Bhatia, Dinesh
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
Abstract :
A low power, microcontroller based patient bed monitoring system is discussed in this paper. The resistive bend sensor based approach provides an effective low cost alternative for minimizing the harmful effects of bedsores which is prevalent in hospital intensive care units and assisted living environments during rehabilitation. The ZigBee based wireless interface for this pressure detection system is aimed at reducing the hassles of the existing complex wired setup and to provide continuous patient care and monitoring by enabling the patient bed mobility as essentially required for patients in critical condition.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; health care; microcontrollers; patient monitoring; patient rehabilitation; pressure sensors; wireless sensor networks; wounds; ZigBee method; bedsore; critical condition monitoring; intensive care unit; low power patient bed monitoring system; microcontroller-based system; pressure detection system; resistive bend sensor; wireless interface system; Back; Blades; Bones; Costs; Hospitals; Microcontrollers; Patient monitoring; Wheelchairs; Wireless sensor networks; ZigBee; Bedsore; Decubitus ulcer; Patient bed; Pressure detection; Pressure sore; Pressure ulcer; Wireless Sensor Networks; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, 2008. BioCAS 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2878-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2879-3
DOI :
10.1109/BIOCAS.2008.4696956
