Design of highly integrated wireless platform for vital sign monitoring

这项提案描述了一项涉及设计一种新的微型、低功率无线集成传感器采集和控制平台(WISE-PAC)的研究，该平台可用于帮助监测和交流人体生命体征。WISE-PAC将被用于创建一种生物医学设备，该设备可以将患者的体温数据安全地传输到医疗监控网络。它的目的是最终可以在医院和家庭环境中使用该设备。随后，这项研究将由位于卡尔加里大学、麦吉尔大学和卡尔顿大学的加拿大范围内的多学科研究团队进行。这项工作还将涉及与卡尔加里大学和卡尔加里卫生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。这项工作将在山脚下医院的新“21世纪医疗病房”进行测试。研究团队将包括在微电子集成电路、微电子机械系统(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拥有专业知识的知名研究人员，并有医生参与。然而，拟议研究的新颖性在于：1)生物医学传感器的设计；2)允许用户远程监测和控制这些设备的无线电路的设计；3)将开发的超低功率电路设计，以从环境中清除能量，并具有抗干扰性；以及4)将所有组件集成到低成本设备中。这项研究有望随后导致开发用于监测患者生命体征的生物医学传感器的集成框架。研究的主要目标是开发集成的生物医学系统，以增强医院和家庭环境中患者的安全，并减少医务人员的工作量。加拿大公司在全球范围内销售此类设备和系统的商机非常好。

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.