Back to Search Start Over

Physiological monitoring systems attached to the bed and sanitary equipments

Authors :
Tatsuo Togawa
M. Ishijima
Toshiyo Tamura
J. Zhou
H. Mizukami
Source :
Scopus-Elsevier
Publication Year :
2003
Publisher :
IEEE, 2003.

Abstract

The possibility of attaching measurement systems to the bed and sanitary equipments in order to monitor physiological functions in daily life is examined. Preliminary experiments revealed that (1) information about body temperature and body movement during sleep can be obtained from temperature recordings in the bed, (2) electrocardiograms (ECGs) can be recorded in a bathtub through the tap water and (3) heart rate can be estimated by ECGs obtained on the toilet seat. >

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Images of the Twenty-First Century. Proceedings of the Annual International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....2414cedae612a22205fbb40d4c59e870
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1109/iembs.1989.96289