Evaluation of screen-printing techniques for embedding ECG sensors in medical devices
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Dore, Henry; Aviles-Espinosa, Rodrigo; Luo, Zhenhua; Anton, Oana; Rabe, Heike; Rendon-Morales, Elizabeth
- Source
- 2020 27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS) Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), 2020 27th IEEE International Conference on. :1-4 Nov, 2020
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
General Topics for Engineers
Geoscience
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Electrocardiography
Electrodes
Silver
Sensors
Ink
Heart rate
Pediatrics
electrocardiogram
textile
electrode
electric potential sensor
medical devices
wearables
- Language
Heart rate monitoring is the most important indicator to evaluate the clinical status of a newborn during birth. Approximately 90% of newborn infants make the transition from the intrauterine to extra uterine environment without major complications; however, the remaining 10% of newborn infants require assistance during this transition. Heart rate monitoring is required for guiding further interventions in the event of complications such as the need for resuscitation. In this work we evaluate the suitability of embedding electrometer-based-amplifier sensors employing novel screen-printing techniques into medical devices. We compare our results with traditional copper based wired electrodes. Our implementation was able to acquire electrocardiogram with enough signal to noise ratio, suitable for heart rate detection with a 1% loss of heart rate accuracy, compared with the copper-based electrodes. Our device has the potential to be embedded in devices for assisting births though heart rate monitoring.