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Development of Vital Sign Sensor by Using Fiber-optics
Eiji Toba, Takahiro Shimada, Tuyoshi Kamoto, Toyonori Nishimatsu and Hiroaki Ishizawa
Department of Textile System Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda City, Japan
Received:November 11, 1999Accepted:March 1, 2000Published:June 20, 2000
Keywords:fiber-optic probe, heart rate, respiratory rate, non-invasive, vital sign
Abstract
The main aim of this paper is to present a new sensing method of vital sign for simultaneously monitoring heart and respiratory rates. A new method, which uses a fiber-optic probe to monitor heart and respiratory rates simultaneously, has been developed and discussed. As a result, measurement accuracy of this sensor is ±1.50bpm in heart rates and ±0.93bpm in respiratory rates. A new type of health monitoring vital sign sensor can be used at hospital as well as in other environments, and the method is convenient to use.
Cite this article as:E. Toba, T. Shimada, T. Kamoto, T. Nishimatsu, and H. Ishizawa, “Development of Vital Sign Sensor by Using Fiber-optics,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.12 No.3, pp. 286-291, 2000.Data files:
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