Wrist flexible heart pulse sensor integrated with a soft pump and a pneumatic balloon membrane.

ABSTRACT: To monitor health and diagnose disease in the early stage, future healthcare standards will likely include the continuous monitoring of various vital data. One approach to collect such information is a wearable and flexible device, which detects information from the skin surface. An important dataset is heart pulse information. Herein a method to monitor the detailed pulse signal from a wrist stably and reliably is proposed. Specifically, a soft pneumatic balloon operated by a soft pump applies the appropriate pressure over a tactile sensor onto the radial artery of the wrist to detect detailed heart pulse waves. The soft pump, pneumatic balloon, and flexible tactile pressure sensor are characterized as a fundamental study. Additionally, a proof-of-concept of this integrated device platfor

SUBMITTER: Yamaguchi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9057701 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature