Wireless Sensing Technologies for Blood Pressure: A Healthcare Report

This report investigates the application of wireless sensing technologies in blood pressure monitoring within the healthcare sector. It begins by highlighting the transformative impact of mobile devices on medical practices, emphasizing the benefits of wireless devices, such as improved information access, patient management, and enhanced communication among healthcare professionals. The report delves into the design and use of wireless technology for blood pressure monitoring, outlining the advantages of wireless devices, including enhanced security and improved healthcare specialist satisfaction. It further explores various wireless devices in healthcare settings, including remote monitoring systems and wearable sensors. The report also addresses the limitations of wireless technology in blood pressure monitoring and concludes by emphasizing the potential of wireless technology to improve healthcare workflows and patient outcomes. This report provides an overview of the current state of wireless sensing technology and its future potential in healthcare.

Running head: WIRELESS SENSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR BLOOD PRESSURE
Wireless sensing technologies for blood pressure
By ‘Minkal Garg’
Student ID: 12643641
Supervisor : Dr. Yang Yang

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Abstract
Public and public sector enterprises focus on gaining profitable and adaptable systems
that helps them to gain competitive advantages in market. Adaption of wireless devices can even
improve open recognition, and present new, "front line" components for client association. In
addition, the study would be helpful to make the process. Developing wireless system for
monitoring blood pressure would be helpful for health care professionals to adopt effective
setting and technology and make easier the process. This paper considers how the expansion of
wireless innovation can prompt more effective work process, upgrade profitability and enhance
correspondences in six diverse business situations. The paper includes the study of developing
and using wireless sensor network in monitoring blood pressure.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Use of wireless devices........................................................................................................3
Benefits of using wireless devices.......................................................................................4
Wireless devices in health care............................................................................................5
Design of wireless technology in monitoring blood pressure and use..............................10
Limitations of using wireless technology in blood pressure.............................................13
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................16
References..........................................................................................................................18

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Introduction
The utilization of mobile devices by health care professionals has transformed several
aspects of medical practice. Mobile devices have become commonplace in the healthcare setting
and leads to rapid development of medical software applications for the particular platforms.
There are several applications are presently available in order to help health care professionals
with several vital tasks like information as well as time management [1]. Health record
maintenance along with access, communication and consulting is achieved by wireless devices.
In addition, gathering of information, patient management and monitoring as well as monitoring
care information are the advantages of using wireless devices and technology.
Mobile devices as well as applications have several advantages for health care
professionals and most importantly it increases access to point-of-care tools that helps to
provides better support in decision making process in clinical services. However, some of the
healthcare professionals remain reluctant in order to adopt the use of latest technology. Despite
the advantages that are offered, it provides better standards as well as validation practices related
to mobile applications that are required ensuring the appropriate utilization as well as integration
of increasingly sophisticated tools into the medical practices[3]. In this paper, a study is
conducted on the use of wireless technology for monitoring blood pressure.
Use of wireless devices
Wireless devices provide a safe, moderate and simple to-utilize wireless LAN
arrangement that consolidates versatility and adaptability with the endeavor class highlights
required by systems administration experts. At the point when designed as an entrance point, the

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wireless gadget fills in as the association point amongst wireless and wired systems or as the
inside purpose of a remain solitary wireless system. In rapid developments, wireless devices help
to provides opportunities to the health care professionals to make easier system. The cases of
wireless gadgets consist of network frameworks for necessary sign of observing the process. It is
conceivable for accomplish information conveyance over multi-bounce wireless systems that are
sent in medical services. The frameworks are considered as important and helpful to restorative
applications. For instances, it helps in detecting parkinson’s illness. However, protection as well
as security issues are required to be included in such devices. Management of substantial scale
as well as natural information quality difficulties associated with the use of wireless devices. As
wireless system service moves into standard, several organizations found that the expansion of
the wireless system parts offer specific business benefits. Wireless devices can enhance the
connectedness of a workforce and enhance leadership in market through providing speedier
access to present process.
Benefits of using wireless devices
These uses of wireless devices consider wireless arrangements in a few businesses,
including producing, monetary administrations and human services. They can be less demanding
in order to keep up as well as design, decreasing the need for IT staff. The wireless design can
improve healthcare specialist fulfillment through giving simpler, more adaptable access
alternatives [4]. Thoroughly considering the conceivable outcomes is a decent approach to
decide to use wireless devices in several types of applications.
The advantages of using wireless devices can be depicted as taken after.
• Enhanced security, with part based access and encoded transmissions

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• Session-level confirmations that give straightforwardness and responsibility
Wireless devices in healthcare
The innovation of mobile computing devices such as personal digital assistants followed
by the smart phones as well as tablet computers has an impact on several fields like medicine. On
the other hand, healthcare professionals are using smart phones and other wireless devices for
functions that are helpful to minimize the use of papers [5]. In addition, voice as well as texts,
new mobile devices offer eh advanced features like web searching, high quality cameras and
global positioning system along with sound recorders. The features and powerful processors
along with operating systems and large memories are included in the benefitted lists. With the
features and operating systems along with large memories are handheld computers.
EKG, PPG, EEG as well as different types of imaging sensors are the applications of
wireless devices in healthcare setting. The capacity to collect psychological state is the primary
interventional devices. For instances, pacemakers as well as insulin pumps are helpful in medical
services. Medical sensors consolidate the use of transducers in order to detect electrical, optical,
heredity along with distinctive types of signs with the psychological inception and uses in
preparing calculations in order to collect the status of health. For instances, locations and
proximity detection are advanced with effective facilities to the health care professionals. There
are specific measurements for getting progress in restorative identification. It is also expanded in
each of the sections.

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Figure 1: Remote monitoring system
(Source: Hamida et al. 2014, p.251 [10])
On the other hand, through empowering the symptomatic abilities, these help in
identifying technology ensures healthcare professionals to set wellbeing and empowering early
detection as well as customized solutions [6]. Most of the medical sensors have customarily been
very expensive as well as complex to be utilized outside of the clinical situations. In any case,
advancements in microelectronics and figuring have made many types of medicinal technology
that helps in detecting blood pressure of human.
• The first to develop were versatile medicinal sensors for home utilize, for instances
pulse and blood glucose screens. Through empowering regular estimations of basic physiological
information without expecting visits, these instruments is reformed the administration of the
ailments, for example, hypertension as well as diabetes. It is important to set up an effective
process that would be helpful to develop the procedure for monitoring blood pressure of human.
• Wandering therapeutic sensors having little shape the factor enabled them to be worn or
conveyed by a man. These types of sensors empower people to persistently select physiological
parameters at the time of connecting with routine life exercises [8]. Illustrations incorporate

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wearable heart rate and physical movement screens and Holter screens. These gadgets target
wellness fans, health-conscious people and watch cardiovascular or neural occasions, which may
not show a short visit to the specialist.
• More as of the late implanted restorative sensors incorporated with helpful as well as
prosthetic gadgets for geriatrics and orthotics have included.
• Wireless medical sensors have small factors that are allowed to carry out by individual
[9]. The sensors can enable individuals to the continuously measure psychological activity at the
time of involving routine life activities. The devices have target for health conscious individuals
as well as observe cardiac events, which may not manifest at the time of short visit to the doctor.
• Finally, development of the implantable therapeutic sensors for continuous measuring
inside wellbeing status as well as physiological signs is generally seen. On the other hand, the
reason for existing is to consistently screen wellbeing parameters that are not remotely
accessible, for example, intraocular weight in glaucoma patients. In addition, the objective in
distinctive cases is to utilize the estimations as triggers for the physiological intercessions that
anticipate approaching unfriendly occasions like epileptic seizures and for physical help such as
cerebrum controlled engine prosthetics. Given the implantable nature, the gadgets confront
serious size imperatives and require to convey and get control remotely [11]. The process is
driven in data advancement technology and restorative sensors are turned out to the
progressively interconnected with distinctive wireless devices. The medical sensors are generally
supported with the coordinated by user interfaces for displaying the measurements. In the way,
the sensors are ended up in order to interconnect with several devices [10]. Medical sensors are
turned out to be progressive aggregate with the coordinated outer devices with the help of wired

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devices. RS 232, Ethernet as well as USB are examples for that. There are several therapeutic
applications and sensors have joined with wireless sensor applications. Bluetooth, Zigbee as well
as clod file radios need to covey wirelessly and cell-phones. The accommodation of operations
allows sensors estimations that are to be sent while experiencing in the work. It is taken as the
sensor with compact as well as walking sensors. The sensors are nonvolatile memory in order to
transfer at last time.
In the recent years, the Wireless Sensor Platforms have seen the establishment of
different installed figuring stages that coordinate handling, stockpiling, sensors, and remote
systems administration. The figures which have been installed offer a wide capacity of detecting
physical wonders corresponding to transient and spatial loyalties that was considered illogical.
Implanted figuring stages utilized for medicinal services applications run from the use of cell
phones to practicing detecting stages via remote applications which are known as bits with
substantially more asset limitations. [12]. The existing bits are said to utilize an 8 or 16-bit
microcontroller with several kilobytes of random access memory, many kilobytes of ROM for
stockpiling of program codes and Flash memory in the outside range. These gadgets are
considered to work at a speed of 10 megahertz frequency range. As the large amount of the
circuits can be made to work less, the power required for the standby operations are
approximately 1 microwatt. In cases when a gadget is allowed to stay in the dynamic mode of
operations, the utilization of the power usage is considered to be close to a range of microwatts.
This is done by using two AA batteries. These bits are considered generally compatible with
radios having low control requirements. For, example, IEEE 802.15.4 standard is generally used
for remote operations uses this technique. These types of radios are considered to transmit at a
bandwidth of 10-250 Kbps and is said to utilize 20-60 watts. In addition, their usage meter for

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correspondence is also measured in units [13]. Lastly, these bits also include many types of
interfaces to comply with various product sensors.
Figure 2: Monitoring blood pressure with wireless devices
(Source: Chiuchisan et al. 2015, p.241 [8)]
The development of the concerned equipments includes various working frameworks,
partial dialects of a programming code and the various conventions. As compared to the various
bits used in this cases, the cell phone are considered to provide better microchips, better
stockpiling of information and higher transmission bandwidth through the various mobile
interfaces and IEEE standards leading to a better efficiency and utilization [14]. All these
qualities are responsible for making the cell phones and the bits involved to a more reasonable

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actions suitable for various services for human applications. This portion of the report is
discussed afterwards. Human services applications wirelessly arranged sensors empower thick
examining of physical, mental, physiological, behavioral, psychological procedures in spaces
which is considered to extend from individual to structures to considerably bigger scale ones.
Such thick inspecting crosswise over spaces of various scales is bringing about tangible data
based human services applications. Wire and total data gathered from numerous disseminated
sensors [12]. Furthermore, the various modernization concepts in the technology sector is has
made immense advancements in the communications sector as well. This helps in home as well
as individuals use the innovations of smart sensors. These sensors include the use of advanced
machine learning languages for processing complex activities. For example, dejection, stress and
dependence can be derived from tangible data. Additionally, unavoidable Internet access
encourages auspicious spread of sensor data to guardians.

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Figure 3: Monitoring system
(Source: Zheng et al. 2015, p.254 [25])
However, a rundown of social healthcare applications is empowered by these
innovations. Their adequacy can rapidly corrupt with expanding the number of casualties. In
addition, there is a need to enhance the appraisal of the specialists on call's wellbeing status amid
such mass-loss fiascos [16]. The extended pass on versatility, ability and rapid nature of remote
detecting systems can be used to subsequently make a report of the triage levels of the various
setbacks which leads to tracking of the prosperity status of individuals, who are accessible in the
presence of a need in the disaster scene all the more reasonable. Crucial Sign Monitoring in
Hospitals: The wireless sensors helps in detecting the various disadvantages related to the use of
the wireless networking concepts. These are always related to diagnosis and health specialties of
a doctor which are applied for treating the patients [17]. However, the presence of scrambled
wires in the head of a patient is not considered awkward by them which introduce portability
problems and tension. Additionally, it also leads to a difficulty in overseeing the staffs. The
removal of theses wires and the addition of them simultaneously when moving a patient across
different facilities in the doctor’s chambers are considered to be a very normal case. The wireless
sensing technology is considered less discernible and is supposed to include a relentless system
network for back-end therapeutic record frameworks to help decrease the wire tangles and
uneasiness of patient and in the same time reducing the mistake occurring events.
Design of wireless technology in monitoring blood pressure and use
System description