Research Article
Wireless Body Sensor Design for Intra-Vaginal Temperature Monitoring
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/2221924.2221963, author={Jo\"{a}o Garcia and Joel Rodrigues and Jo\"{a}o Caldeira}, title={Wireless Body Sensor Design for Intra-Vaginal Temperature Monitoring}, proceedings={5th International ICST Conference on Body Area Networks}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={BODYNETS}, year={2012}, month={6}, keywords={Body sensor networks wireless biosensor temperature monitoring and e-Health}, doi={10.1145/2221924.2221963} }- João Garcia
Joel Rodrigues
João Caldeira
Year: 2012
Wireless Body Sensor Design for Intra-Vaginal Temperature Monitoring
BODYNETS
ACM
DOI: 10.1145/2221924.2221963
Abstract
Sensor nodes are small devices able to collect and retrieve sensorial data. The use of these sensors for medical purposes offers valuable contributions to improve patients’ healthcare, both for diagnosis and therapeutics monitoring. An important and common parameter used on healthcare diagnosis is the body temperature. It is monitored on several matters related with gynecological and obstetrics issues but, usually it is measure at the skin surface. Then, this paper proposes the design concepts of a new intra-body sensor for long-term intra-vaginal temperature collection. The embedded IEEE 802.15.4 communication module allows the integration of this sensor in wireless sensor networks for remote data access and monitoring. It is presented the sensor architecture, the construction of the corresponding testbed, and its performance evaluation. This sensor may be used on several applications, including fertile and ovulation period detection, and preterm labor prevention.