A fabric wrist patch sensor for continuous and comprehensive monitoring of the cardiovascular system

Abstract

The wrist patch-type ECG/APW sensor system is proposed for continuous and comprehensive monitoring of the patient's cardiovascular system. The wrist patch-type ECG/APW sensor system is consists of ECG/APW sensor, ECG/APW electrodes, and base station for real-time monitoring of the patient's status. The ECG/APW sensor and electrodes are composed of wrist patch, bandage-type ECG electrode and fabric APW electrode, respectively so that the patient's cardiovascular system can be continuously monitored in daily life with free hand-movement. Since the proposed wrist patchtype ECG/APW sensor simultaneously measures ECG/APW, the cardiac indicators, such as HR and PAT, can be extracted for comprehensive and accurate monitoring of the patient's cardiovascular system. The proposed wrist patch-type ECG/APW sensor system is successfully verified using the commercial PPG sensor (RP520) and demonstrated with the customized Android application on the smart phone.

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“…Nowadays, PPG sensors are widely used in various physiological applications, such as monitoring heart rate [ 7 , 8 , 9 ], heart rate variability [ 10 , 11 , 12 ], blood pressure [ 13 , 14 , 15 ], and blood oxygen level [ 16 , 17 , 18 ] etc. Moreover, since the hardware of PPG sensors can be manufactured to small sizes with low cost, PPG sensors can be implemented into various wearable applications, such as bracelets [ 19 ], watches [ 20 ], patches [ 21 ], earpieces [ 22 ], rings [ 23 ], etc. Despite many advantages, the ambient light interferences and the motion artifacts are the two great challenges for PPG sensors.…”