Digital microwave system for monitoring intracranial pressure in hydrocephalic and traumatic brain injury patients

Author

Meng, X. ; Tofighi, M.R. ; Rosen, A.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Biomed. Eng., Sci. & Health Syst., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

5-10 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The monitoring of acute and later stages of changes of intracranial pressure (ICP) is of great importance in studies of the effects of hydrocephalus and traumatic brain injury. It also aids in determining the outcome of treatment. A digital prototype for wireless ICP measurement based on Texas Instrument´s CC2500 2.4 GHz transceiver and MSP430 ultra-low-power microcontroller has been designed, investigated, and tested. In-vitro evaluations under different circumstances are described to demonstrate the repeatability, stability, and reliability of the device.

Keywords

biomedical electronics; blood pressure measurement; body sensor networks; brain; injuries; microcontrollers; microwave receivers; neurophysiology; patient monitoring; radio transceivers; semiconductor device reliability; MSP430 ultra-low-power microcontroller; Texas Instrument CC2500 2.4 GHz transceiver; capacitive sensors; device reliability; device repeatability; device stability; digital microwave system; digital prototype; hydrocephalic brain injury; in-vitro evaluations; intracranial pressure monitoring; traumatic brain injury; wireless ICP measurement; Capacitance; Capacitors; Iterative closest point algorithm; Performance evaluation; Sensitivity; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Blast brain injury; capacitive sensors; digital wireless implants; hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; traumatic brain injury;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2011 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-754-2

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2011.5972638

Filename

5972638