Design of a Portable System for Continuous Recording of Arterial Parameters during 24h

Author

Bortolin, L. ; Craiem, D. ; Gorgolino, J. ; Santoriello, G. ; Lutenberg, A. ; Graf, Sebastian

Author_Institution

Univ. Favaloro (UF), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

2013

fDate

Feb. 2013

Firstpage

126

Lastpage

129

Abstract

The simultaneous measurement of pressure and diameter in a central artery during 24 hours could bring new information about the variability of the arterial mechanical properties. In order to perform these measurements in an animal, it is essential to count with a device that could acquire the signals from the sensors with a proper preconditioning circuit and then transfer them wirelessly to be stored and processed remotely. In this paper we present the prototype of a new portable and autonomous device, capable of being hosted on the animal´s back. Preliminary results obtained from a pilot experience in a sheep using the prototype are detailed and limitations are discussed.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; blood vessels; diameter measurement; portable instruments; pressure measurement; animal back; arterial mechanical properties; arterial parameters; autonomous device; central artery; diameter simultaneous measurement; portable system design; pressure simultaneous measurement; proper preconditioning circuit; sheep; time 24 h; Animals; Arteries; Instruments; Irrigation; Mechanical variables measurement; Monitoring; Sensors; 24 hour elasticity variability; ARM Cortex; arterial stiffness; conscious animal instrumentation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1548-0992

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TLA.2013.6502790

Filename

6502790