Title :
Wireless medical devices: A review of current research and commercial systems
Author :
Mahfouz, M.R. ; Kuhn, M.J. ; To, G.
Author_Institution :
Mech., Aerosp., & Biomed. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Abstract :
Wireless medical devices have flooded the commercial market in recent years. The projected growth of wireless biosensors predicts there will be 100 million wireless medical devices within the U.S. alone by 2016. This paper presents an overview of current research and commercial devices. Examples of commercial systems help to provide context for the breadth of wireless medical devices available today. An overview of current research efforts helps to understand where the future of this industry is headed. Wireless systems will play an important part of future healthcare technology. Wireless medical devices are making telemedicine systems a reality. This includes remote monitoring of patients in their homes and even remote monitoring as they move about during their normal day-to-day activities.
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biomedical telemetry; biosensors; health care; patient monitoring; reviews; telemedicine; United States; commercial system; healthcare technology; remote patient monitoring; research system; review; telemedicine system; wireless biosensor; wireless medical device; Biosensors; Medical diagnostic imaging; Monitoring; Temperature sensors; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Wireless medical devices; biosensors; remote patient monitoring; smart sensors; telemedicine; vital sign monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Wireless Technologies, Networks, and Sensing Systems (BioWireleSS), 2013 IEEE Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2930-9
DOI :
10.1109/BioWireleSS.2013.6613660
