Title :
Investigation on Coupling Strategies for Wireless Implant Communications
Author :
Wegmueller, Marc Simon ; Hediger, Martin ; Kaufmann, Thomas ; Oberle, Michael ; Kuster, Niels ; Fichtner, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
ETH Zurich, Zurich
Abstract :
Monitoring of human vital functions is enabled by wireless technologies for distributed on-body mounted monitoring sensors. Galvanic coupling provides a novel data communication between sensors with coupling electrodes attached to the human skin. The next step is an implantable communication device. This study focuses on coupling strategies for intra-body communication between implantable miniaturized transceiver pills.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; prosthetics; distributed on-body mounted monitoring sensors; galvanic coupling; human vital function monitoring; implantable miniaturized transceiver pills; intrabody communication; wireless implant communications; wireless technologies; Data communication; Electrodes; Galvanizing; Humans; Implants; Monitoring; Skin; Transceivers; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Wireless implants; galvanic coupling; intra-body communication;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2007. IMTC 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Warsaw
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0588-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2007.379310
