This cardiac output detector uses AT89C52 as the core MCU, carries the pulse signal sampling from pulse sensor into the SCM after A/D conversion, and then figures out the cardiac output value and displays it on the LED. Software analysis works out the cardiac output value through five-point difference threshold for feature location of the pulse graph method theory. Experiment results show that the normal measured cardiac output is 5.411 L/min, the standard deviation of 0.873, while the catheter method as the gold standard of the mean 5.51 L/min, the standard deviation of 1.09. This system can meet the testing requirements of normal cardiac output. It is a non-invasive, convenient and new cardiac output measurement instrument with continuous testing, easy operation and low cost.
Cardiac Output ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; methods ; Pulse

Cardiac output (CO) monitoring is a crucial part of the hemodynamic status monitoring. So far, thermodilution method, which is clinically recognized as the gold standard method to monitor cardiac output, still has irreplaceable advantages. This paper mainly introduces the use of platform for cardiac output measurement based on thermodilution method, mainly including three parts: the hardware platform, software design and algorithm process. A large amount of test data of this system has been got by CO simulator testing in the laboratory and preliminary clinical tests in the hospital. The testing result showed that using the proposed system can achieve good accuracy and repeatability.
Algorithms ; Cardiac Output ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; methods ; Thermodilution

The development and application of the portable device for cardiac remote monitoring are introduced in this paper. The portable device can supply real-time heart monitoring to the users out of the hospital The device collects, records, displays and analyzes ECG, and transmits ECG to the hospital through GPRS and Internet. When cardiac arrhythmia or ischemic heart disease is found, the device can give a warning of heart trouble in time. The device is convenient to carry and easy to use. It can be widely used for monitoring heart diseases in patients outside the hospitals.
Electrocardiography ; instrumentation ; Heart Diseases ; diagnosis ; Home Care Services ; Humans ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; methods ; Telemetry ; instrumentation ; methods

In this paper is described a comprehensive system, which can acquire heart sounds and electrocardiogram (ECG) in parallel, synchronize the display; and play of heart sound and make auscultation and check phonocardiogram to tie in. The hardware system with C8051F340 as the core acquires the heart sound and ECG synchronously, and then sends them to indicators, respectively. Heart sounds are displayed and played simultaneously by controlling the moment of writing to indicator and sound output device. In clinical testing, heart sounds can be successfully located with ECG and real-time played.
Electrocardiography ; instrumentation ; methods ; Humans ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; Phonocardiography ; instrumentation ; methods ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

By studying of the pathology of human sleep and respiration disorder diseases, the method of sleep and respiration measurement, the evaluation index, a kind of micro sleep monitor and evaluation system was designed. Based on the methods of spectrum absorption and force changing, using high performance pulse oxygen saturation monitoring technology and respiration monitoring technology, developing a low-cost, high usability sleep monitor system which is convenience for family using. It can measure the signal of human oxygen saturation and chest respiration, can improve the quality of signal and reliable from arithmetic and sensor installing.
Humans ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; methods ; Oximetry ; instrumentation ; methods ; Respiration ; Sleep ; physiology ; Software Design

The development of automatic drug delivery is reviewed in this paper. The control-relevance of models, the relevant algorithm, the system running and the simulation effect are introduced. The value for clinical application of each case is assessed. The new advances and high-lights of researches are discussed.
Algorithms ; Drug Delivery Systems ; instrumentation ; Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted ; instrumentation ; Humans ; Infusion Pumps ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; methods

A handy-type monitoring system for cardiovascular haemodynamic functions based on the volume-compensation and electrical admittance method is developed. In this system, the inconvenient and discomfort due to cuff occlusion of the biological segment for BP measurement is improved by developing a new device using a local pressurization method, the stability for the physiological information detection is improved by developing a new detecting system, and the noise during detection using the system is greatly reduced by using a newly developed nozzle-flapper type electro-pneumatic converter. Also, for electrical admittance cardiography to estimate CO, the applicability of a two-compartment coaxial cylindrical model and the optimal position of a spot-electrode array that is used to replace the conventional band-electrode are discussed in this research. Experimental result shows that the monitoring system should satisfy non-invasive BP and CO measurement on beat by beat, and the comfort of measurement is significantly improved.
Cardiovascular Diseases ; prevention & control ; Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular ; instrumentation ; Equipment Design ; Hemodynamics ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; methods

To develop a filtering algorithm which could trace the spectral peaks of the interference and which was used to extract the breath signal with the same band interference in radar non-contact life-detecting system, second filtering algorithm was studied. Through first filtering,the probable interfering spectral peaks (ISP) could be detected by Yule-Walker spectrum estimating and could be located by calculating the coefficients of normalized cross-correlation function according to standard breath signal. Thus the breath signal could be extracted through a second filtering. By using the second filtering algorithm (SFA), the same band interfering spectral peaks with breath signal could be recognized and inhibited. So we conclude that the same band mono-ISP could be inhibited by using SFA and breath signals could be effectively extracted.
Adult ; Algorithms ; Artifacts ; Humans ; Male ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; methods ; Radar ; instrumentation ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

This paper proposes a multifunctional fitness monitor based on FFT and photoelectric sensor, which uses pulse-type and non-invasive detection method to complete the analysis of the human blood oxygen saturation and heart rate. The system collects the absorption of red and infrared light absorbed by fingertip, then by programmable gain amplifier and the Fast Fourier analysis, it extracts the amplitude, frequency of the AC signal. PIC24FJ128GA010 is used to complete the collection, automatic gain judgment and signal processing. Finally, the result is calibrated by pulse blood oxygen emulator. Furthermore, it realizes the pedometer function based on three axles acceleration sensors MMA7260, which enhances fitness monitor's usability and allows people to obtain dynamic physiological signs when exercising.
Equipment Design ; Fourier Analysis ; Humans ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; Oximetry ; instrumentation ; methods

This study designed an audio signal acquisition system to achieve real-time detection of R peak for heart rate variability (HRV) analysis, substituting ECG-specific data acquisition board with sound card. It is proved that the R peak with low frequency can be gathered by sound card. The comparison with PowerLab signal acquisition system has shown that the acquisition system of R peak could accurately detect the R peak. The R peak detected by sound card and PowerLab signal acquisition system completely overlap each other, while RR intervals has no difference. The HRV analysis was accurate and reliable with the RR interval from sound card. This low cost, high performance, strong compatibility and easy upgraded acquisition system of R peak compared with the traditional data acquisition board has the value of practical uses and might have broad applications in the future.
Algorithms ; Electrocardiography ; methods ; Heart Rate ; physiology ; Humans ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted ; instrumentation ; Sound