Bluetooth low energy technologies for applications in health care: proximity and physiological signals monitors

Author

Strey, Helmut ; Richman, Paul ; Rozensky, Russell ; Smith, Samuel ; Endee, Lisa

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

21-22 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is an exciting technology for health care applications. The big advantage over previous wireless technologies are its explicit low power design that allows deployment of such devices over many months or even years without the need to change batteries. This is especially critical in home health monitoring where compliance can often not be assumed. Here we describe the design of two Bluetooth Low Energy devices based on the BLE112 module from BlueGiga.

Keywords

Bluetooth; biomedical telemetry; electrocardiography; electroencephalography; low-power electronics; patient monitoring; smart phones; BlueGiga BLE112 module; Bluetooth low energy technology; health care application; home health monitoring; physiological signals monitor; proximity signals monitor; Bluetooth; Electrocardiography; Medical services; Monitoring; Sensors; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Bluetooth Low Energy; Proximity; Wireless; health technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World (CEWIT), 2013 10th International Conference and Expo on

Conference_Location

Melville, NY

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEWIT.2013.6851347

Filename

6851347