Design of a Physiological Monitoring Device for Holistic Telemedicine Applications

Abstract

Telemedicine is a word that the world has been hearing about since the early days of the telephonic technology used to exchange information for delivering medical care. Medical practitioners need the holistic information of the patients to treat them effectively. Telemedicine is relatively limited compared to direct appointments; hence a prototype is needed to create an environment that is identical to the direct appointments where the practitioners can see the patient and their physiological data. A novel prototype with state-of-the-art software and hardware is developed for establishing a holistic telemedicine environment in this work. The designed system measures the skin temperature, SpO2, pulse rate, heart rate, breath rate, and Non-invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP). The SpO2 of the system is measured with Beer-Lambert’s law, and the NIBP is measured using a single synchronous ECG and PPG sensor. Quality video conferencing is provided between the patient and the practitioners. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].