Journal of Sensor Science and Technology (센서학회지)

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Mobile Healthcare System Based on Bluetooth Medical Device

  • Kim, Jeong-Heon (Department of Electronic Engineering, Graduate School, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Chul (Korea Electronics Technology Institute) ;
  • Lee, Boon-Giin (Department of Electronic Engineering, Graduate School, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Chung, Wan-Young (Department of Electronic Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2012.04.17
  • Accepted : 2012.07.02
  • Published : 2012.07.31
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Abstract

Recently healthcare industry such as pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare service technology is growing significantly. Mobile healthcare has attracted big attention due to IT convergence technology. Paradigm of healthcare has been changed from the 1st generation(communicable disease prevention) and the 2nd generation(treatment of disease due to extended life expectancy) to the 3rd generation(extended life expectancy due to prevention and control). In our study, we suggest the 3rd generation mobile healthcare system using Bluetooth based wearable ECG monitoring system and smart phone technology. The mobile healthcare system consists of wearable shirts with Bluetooth communication module, ECG sensor, battery, and mobile phone. The ECG data is obtained by a miniaturized sensor and the data is transferred to a mobile phone using Bluetooth communication. Then, user can monitor his/her own ECG signal on an application using Android in mobile phone. The Bluetooth communication device is used due to highly reliable data transmission property and the Bluetooth chip is embedded in every mobile phone. The wearable shirts with chest belt of Bluetooth ECG module is designed with a focus on convenience in the daily life of a wearer. The ECG signal evaluation software in Android based mobile phone is developed for the health check and the ECG signal variation is tested according to the activities of the wearer such as walking, climbing stairs, stand up and sit down, and so on.

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