The ZigBee Wireless Sensor Network in medical care applications

Author

He, Dayu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Polytech. Inst. of NYU, New York, NY, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2010

fDate

24-26 Aug. 2010

Firstpage

497

Lastpage

500

Abstract

As one of the most important technologies in the information era, Wireless Sensor Network has been widely used in medical and other various social fields. This paper described the various research applications of ZigBee-based Wireless Sensor Network technology in medical fields. Based on its low-power, low-cost, network flexibility and some other features, we presented the significance, the principle, and the latest research progress of ZigBee applications in the medical field. This paper also proposed the challenges faced in the ZigBee application and presented its development prospect and practical value in the medical field.

Keywords

biomedical communication; health care; patient care; personal area networks; wireless sensor networks; ZigBee; low-cost; low-power; medical care applications; medical fields; network flexibility; wireless sensor network; Artificial intelligence; Biology; Biomedical monitoring; Lead; Monitoring; Weight measurement; Medical application; Wireless Sensor Network; ZigBee;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer, Mechatronics, Control and Electronic Engineering (CMCE), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Changchun

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7957-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMCE.2010.5610435

Filename

5610435