Title :
Physiological monitoring systems attached to the bed and sanitary equipments
Author :
Togawa, Tatsuo ; Tamura, Takuya ; Zhou, Jianxin ; Mizukami, Hiroshi ; Ishijima, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Med. & Dental Eng., Tokyo Med. & Dental Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The possibility of attaching measurement systems to the bed and sanitary equipments in order to monitor physiological functions in daily life is examined. Preliminary experiments revealed that (1) information about body temperature and body movement during sleep can be obtained from temperature recordings in the bed, (2) electrocardiograms (ECGs) can be recorded in a bathtub through the tap water and (3) heart rate can be estimated by ECGs obtained on the toilet seat
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; patient monitoring; physiology; bathtub; bed; body movement; body temperature; electrocardiograms; measurement systems; physiological monitoring systems; sanitary equipment; sleep; temperature recordings; toilet seat; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical monitoring; Dentistry; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Joining processes; Medical diagnostic imaging; Sanitary engineering; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96289
