TY - JOUR
T1 - Low-power radio telemetry: the potential for remote patient monitoring
AU - Scanlon, William
AU - Evans, N.E.
AU - Crumley, G.C.
AU - McCreesh, Z.
PY - 1996/12
Y1 - 1996/12
N2 - Radio-based signalling devices will play an important role in future generations of remote patient monitoring
equipment, both at home and in hospital. Ultimately, it will be possible to sample vital signs frompatients,
whatever their location and without them necessarily being aware that a measurement is being taken. This
paper reviews currentmethods for the transmission by radio of physiological parameters over ranges of 0.3, 3
and 30 m, and describes the radiofrequency hardware required and the carrier frequencies commonly used. Future developments, including full duplex systems and the use of more advanced modulation schemes, are described. The paper concludeswith a case studyof a humantemperature telemeter built to indicateovulation. Clinical results clearly show the advantage to be had in adopting radio biotelemetry in this instance.
AB - Radio-based signalling devices will play an important role in future generations of remote patient monitoring
equipment, both at home and in hospital. Ultimately, it will be possible to sample vital signs frompatients,
whatever their location and without them necessarily being aware that a measurement is being taken. This
paper reviews currentmethods for the transmission by radio of physiological parameters over ranges of 0.3, 3
and 30 m, and describes the radiofrequency hardware required and the carrier frequencies commonly used. Future developments, including full duplex systems and the use of more advanced modulation schemes, are described. The paper concludeswith a case studyof a humantemperature telemeter built to indicateovulation. Clinical results clearly show the advantage to be had in adopting radio biotelemetry in this instance.
U2 - 10.1258/1357633961930059
DO - 10.1258/1357633961930059
M3 - Article
VL - 2 (4)
SP - 185
EP - 191
JO - Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
JF - Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
SN - 1357-633X
ER -