Portable fiber optic ballistocardiogram sensor for home use

Zhihao Chen; Ju Teng Teo; Soon Huat Ng; Xiufeng Yang

doi:10.1117/12.909768

30 January 2012 Portable fiber optic ballistocardiogram sensor for home use

Zhihao Chen, Ju Teng Teo, Soon Huat Ng, Xiufeng Yang

Proceedings Volume 8218, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XII; 82180X (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909768
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a highly sensitive Microbend Fiber Sensor (MFS) for Ballistocardiogram (BCG) recording. The MFS based BCG sensor is built into a cushion. It is a portable, small, light and low cost device. High quality and repeatable BCG signals can be obtained by using this device which allows patients at home to monitor their cardiovascular health. The measured BCG waveforms closely resemble those in the existing literatures. The BCG heart beat detection agrees well with one from photo-plethysmography (PPG) signal.

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Zhihao Chen, Ju Teng Teo, Soon Huat Ng, and Xiufeng Yang "Portable fiber optic ballistocardiogram sensor for home use", Proc. SPIE 8218, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XII, 82180X (30 January 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909768

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