Title :
On-line physiological parameters monitoring in lower-limb amputees
Author :
Hornero, Gemma ; Díaz, Delia ; Casas, Óscar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
A system for continuous measurement of non-invasive physiological parameters in lower-limb amputees is presented. The designed circuit is able to measure both electrical impedance myography (IMG), and electrical impedance plethysmography (IPG) in the stump. With these measures is possible to monitor the muscle activity and the heart rate of the patient. Consequently, it allows the study of the adaptation of prosthesis and improves the gait to reduce the physiologic stress.
Keywords :
electric impedance measurement; electromyography; patient monitoring; plethysmography; circuit design; electrical impedance myography; electrical impedance plethysmography; lower limb amputees; muscle activity; online physiological parameters monitoring; physiologic stress; Biomedical monitoring; Electrodes; Impedance; Impedance measurement; Monitoring; Muscles; Prosthetics; disabled people; electrical impedance plethysmography; impedance myography;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Graz
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1773-4
DOI :
10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229491
