Development a polymer-based electronic pulse diagnosis instrument for measuring and analyzing pulse wave velocity

A novel pulse-diagnosis system was proposed in this study for measuring pulse wave velocities. In contrast with most conventional mechanical, rigid-type pulse diagnosis instruments such as pressure transducers and microactuators, a conductive elastic polymer was adopted as the sensor material. The s...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Technology and health care 2016-01, Vol.24 Suppl 1, p.S83
Main Authors: Chou, Hsi-Chiang, Lin, Kai-Jie, Fang, Yun-Xiang, Liou, Jia-Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arteries - physiology
Equipment Design
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Polymers
Pulsatile Flow - physiology
Pulse Wave Analysis - instrumentation
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A novel pulse-diagnosis system was proposed in this study for measuring pulse wave velocities. In contrast with most conventional mechanical, rigid-type pulse diagnosis instruments such as pressure transducers and microactuators, a conductive elastic polymer was adopted as the sensor material. The soft and formability properties of such material enabled fabricating a flexible pulse diagnosis instrument. In addition, the flexible design was integrated with a contemporary, wrist-type pulse-wave acquisition system to ensure stable measurements. Closely related to the incidence of cardiovascular diseases, pulse wave velocity was analyzed in applications to verify the feasibility of this system. Regarding signal processing, the cun, guan, and chi pulse signals obtained through the data acquisition device were sent to the LabVIEW platform for reconstructing the pulse waveforms. Finally, the results of 20 measured samples were compared and analyzed to evaluate the level of system performance.
ISSN:1878-7401
DOI:10.3233/THC-151055