<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>wireless communication eliminates obtrusive cables associated with wearable sensors and considerably increases patient comfort during measurement and collection of medical data. Wireless communication is very popular in recent years and plays a significant role in telemedicine and homecare applications. Bluetooth technology is one of the most commonly used wireless communication types in medicine. This paper describes the design of a universal wireless communication device with excellent price/performance ratio. The said device is based on the low-cost RN4020 Bluetooth module with Microchip Low-energy Data Profile (MLDP) and due to low-power consumption is especially suitable for the transmission of biological signals (ECG, EMG, PPG, etc.) from wearable medical/personal health devices. A unique USB dongle adaptor was developed for wireless communication via UART interface and power consumption was evaluated under various conditions.</p></abstract>

wireless communication eliminates obtrusive cables associated with wearable sensors and considerably increases patient comfort during measurement and collection of medical data. Wireless communication is very popular in recent years and plays a significant role in telemedicine and homecare applications. Bluetooth technology is one of the most commonly used wireless communication types in medicine. This paper describes the design of a universal wireless communication device with excellent price/performance ratio. The said device is based on the low-cost RN4020 Bluetooth module with Microchip Low-energy Data Profile (MLDP) and due to low-power consumption is especially suitable for the transmission of biological signals (ECG, EMG, PPG, etc.) from wearable medical/personal health devices. A unique USB dongle adaptor was developed for wireless communication via UART interface and power consumption was evaluated under various conditions.

Bluetooth Communication for Battery Powered Medical Devices

Department of Electromagnetic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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wireless communication eliminates obtrusive cables associated with wearable sensors and considerably increases patient comfort during measurement and...

Bluetooth Communication for Battery Powered Medical Devices

Published Online: Mar 17, 2016

Page range: 65 - 68

Received: Oct 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2016-0010

Keywords
bluetooth, wireless communication, low energy, medical device

© 2016 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Bluetooth Communication for Battery Powered Medical Devices

Published Online: Mar 17, 2016

Page range: 65 - 68

Received: Oct 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2016-0010

Keywordsbluetooth, wireless communication, low energy, medical device

© 2016 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
bluetooth, wireless communication, low energy, medical device