Title :
Portable electronic peak flowmeter for improved diagnosis of chest diseases in COPD patients
Author :
Van Putten, Anton F P ; Hitchings, Dave J. ; Quanjer, Philip H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Polytech., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
The authors introduce a viable design for a complete portable electronic peak flowmeter system that can fulfill all requirements for clinical self-management purposes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, such as for asthma and cara patients. The system requirements are described and it has been revealed that the sensor is the most critical component. A thermal silicon anemometer was investigated. It was shown that this sensor is a viable option for this application. In particular, frequency response of up to 100-Hz bandwidth is a major requirement. Some other applications and future developments are indicated
Keywords :
anemometers; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; electric sensing devices; elemental semiconductors; flowmeters; patient diagnosis; peak detectors; portable instruments; silicon; 100 Hz; COPD patients; Si; asthma; cara patients; chest diseases; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; clinical self-management; critical component; frequency response; improved diagnosis; portable electronic peak flowmeter; thermal silicon anemometer; Biomedical engineering; Diseases; Fluid flow measurement; Frequency measurement; Instruments; Lungs; Medical diagnostic imaging; Patient monitoring; Physiology; Pollution measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1993. IMTC/93. Conference Record., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Irvine, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1229-5
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1993.382687
