Design of highly integrated wireless platform for vital sign monitoring

该提案描述了一种新的小型，低功耗无线集成传感器平台的设计，用于采集和控制（WISe-PAC），可用于帮助监测和交流人类生命体征。WISe-PAC将用于制造一种生物医学设备，可以安全地将患者体温数据传输到医疗监测网络。该设备最终可以在医院和家庭环境中使用。这项研究将由位于卡尔加里、麦吉尔和卡尔顿大学的加拿大多学科研究小组进行。这项工作还将涉及与卡尔加里大学和卡尔加里卫生地区的医学研究人员以及我们的行业合作伙伴联合卫生系统的合作。这项工作将在Foothills医院新建的“21世纪医疗病房”中进行测试。研究团队将包括在微电子集成电路、微机电系统（MEMS）、生物医学传感器、无线通信射频集成电路、通信网络和天线设计方面具有专长的杰出研究人员，并包括医疗从业人员。所提出的研究的新颖之处在于：1)生物医学传感器的设计；2)允许用户远程监控和控制这些设备的无线电路的设计；3)将开发的超低功耗电路设计，以从环境中清除能量，并且能够抵抗干扰；4)将所有组件集成到一个低成本的设备中。这项研究预计随后将导致生物医学传感器的综合框架的发展，用于监测患者的生命体征。该研究的主要目标是开发综合生物医学系统，以提高医院和家庭环境中的患者安全，并减少医务人员的工作量。加拿大公司在世界范围内销售此类设备和系统的商业机会非常好。

This proposal describes research involving the design of a new miniature, low power wireless integrated sensor platform for acquisition and control (WISe-PAC) that can be used to help monitor and communicate human vital signs. WISe-PAC will be used to create a biomedical device that can securely transmit patient temperature data to a medical monitoring network. It is intended that the device can ultimately be used in both hospital and home settings.    The research will be carried out by a Canada wide multidisciplinary team of researchers, located at the Universities of Calgary, McGill, and Carleton. The work will also involve collaborations with medical researchers at the University of Calgary and the Calgary Health Region, and our industry partner Associated Health Systems. The work will be tested in the new "Medical Ward of the 21st Century" at the Foothills hospital. The research team will include prominent researchers with expertise in microelectronic integrated circuits, MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS), biomedical sensors, radio frequency integrated circuits for wireless communications, communication networks, and antenna design, and involve medical practitioners.    The novelty of the proposed research is in: 1) the design of the biomedical sensors  2) the design of the wireless circuits that will permit users to remotely monitor and control these devices, 3) the ultra low power circuit designs that will be developed to scavenge energy from the environment, and that are resistant to interference, and 4) the integration of all components into a low cost device. The research is expected to subsequently lead to the development of an integrated framework of biomedical sensors for monitoring patient vital signs. The main targets of the research are to develop integrated biomedical systems that enhance patient safety in both the hospital and home settings, and reduce medical staff workloads. The commercial opportunities for Canadian companies to market such devices and systems world-wide are excellent.