Wireless Medical Sensor Networks: Design Requirements and Enabling Technologies

Schatz, Cecilia H. Vallejos de; Medeiros, Henry; Schneider, Fábio Kurt; Abatti, Paulo José

doi:10.1089/tmj.2011.0169

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“…Advances in sensor technologies outside and within healthcare applications are seen to have significant impact on privacy [ 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ]. Various papers highlight that all OECD Privacy principles are in high to very high danger of being violated [ 42 , 43 ].…”

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Sensors: Views of Staff of a Disability Service Organization

Wolbring

Leopatra

2013

JPM

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Sensors have become ubiquitous in their reach and scope of application. They are a technological cornerstone for various modes of health surveillance and participatory medicine—such as quantifying oneself; they are also employed to track people with certain as impairments perceived ability differences. This paper presents quantitative and qualitative data of an exploratory, non-generalizable study into the perceptions, attitudes and concerns of staff of a disability service organization, that mostly serve people with intellectual disabilities, towards the use of various types of sensor technologies that might be used by and with their clients. In addition, perspectives of various types of privacy issues linked to sensors, as well data regarding the concept of quantified self were obtained. Our results highlight the need to involve disabled people and their support networks in sensor and quantified-self discourses, in order to prevent undue disadvantages.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sensors: Views of Staff of a Disability Service Organization

Wolbring

Leopatra

2013

JPM

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“…Typically, sensor systems operate with low power requirements (<50 mW), most of which is used for wireless communication (2–5 mW). [ 61,62 ] Lithium anode batteries have been widely used to power various IMDs owing to their high energy density (210 W h kg −1 ) and stable energy supply. [ 63 ] However, the majority of IMDs contain nonrechargeable primary batteries, which are the basis for failure and replacement.…”

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Ultrasound‐Powered Implants: A Critical Review of Piezoelectric Material Selection and Applications

Turner

Senevirathne

Kilgour

et al. 2021

Adv Healthcare Materials

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Ultrasound‐powered implants (UPIs) represent cutting edge power sources for implantable medical devices (IMDs), as their powering strategy allows for extended functional lifetime, decreased size, increased implant depth, and improved biocompatibility. IMDs are limited by their reliance on batteries. While batteries proved a stable power supply, batteries feature relatively large sizes, limited life spans, and toxic material compositions. Accordingly, energy harvesting and wireless power transfer (WPT) strategies are attracting increasing attention by researchers as alternative reliable power sources. Piezoelectric energy scavenging has shown promise for low power applications. However, energy scavenging devices need be located near sources of movement, and the power stream may suffer from occasional interruptions. WPT overcomes such challenges by more stable, on‐demand power to IMDs. Among the various forms of WPT, ultrasound powering offers distinct advantages such as low tissue‐mediated attenuation, a higher approved safe dose (720 mW cm−2), and improved efficiency at smaller device sizes. This study presents and discusses the state‐of‐the‐art in UPIs by reviewing piezoelectric materials and harvesting devices including lead‐based inorganic, lead‐free inorganic, and organic polymers. A comparative discussion is also presented of the functional material properties, architecture, and performance metrics, together with an overview of the applications where UPIs are being deployed.

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“…Remote patient monitoring is becoming more common in the healthcare landscape, with various medical conditions tracked remotely even when patients are not present in the hospital. Wireless medical sensor networks (MSNs) [3][4][5] are…”

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Attack Detection for Healthcare Monitoring Systems Using Mechanical Learning in Virtual Private Networks over Optical Transport Layer Architecture

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Data security plays a crucial role in healthcare monitoring systems, since critical patient information is transacted over the Internet, especially through wireless devices, wireless routes such as optical wireless channels, or optical transport networks related to optical fibers. Many hospitals are acquiring their own metro dark fiber networks for collaborating with other institutes as a way to maximize their capacity to meet patient needs, as sharing scarce and expensive assets, such as scanners, allows them to optimize their efficiency. The primary goal of this article is to develop of an attack detection model suitable for healthcare monitoring systems that uses internet protocol (IP) virtual private networks (VPNs) over optical transport networks. To this end, this article presents the vulnerabilities in healthcare monitoring system networks, which employ VPNs over optical transport layer architecture. Furthermore, a multilayer network architecture for closer integration of the IP and optical layers is proposed, and an application for detecting DoS attacks is introduced. The proposed application is a lightweight implementation that could be applied and installed into various remote healthcare control devices with limited processing and memory resources. Finally, an analytical and focused approach correlated to attack detection is proposed, which can also serve as a tutorial oriented towards even nonprofessionals for practical and learning purposes.

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Wireless Medical Sensor Networks: Design Requirements and Enabling Technologies

Cited by 36 publications

References 15 publications

Sensors: Views of Staff of a Disability Service Organization

Sensors: Views of Staff of a Disability Service Organization

Ultrasound‐Powered Implants: A Critical Review of Piezoelectric Material Selection and Applications

Attack Detection for Healthcare Monitoring Systems Using Mechanical Learning in Virtual Private Networks over Optical Transport Layer Architecture

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