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A WBAN-based System for Health Monitoring at Home
Otto, C.A. Jovanov, E. Milenkovic, A.
Lewis Innovative Technol. Inc., Huntsville, AL;

This paper appears in: Medical Devices and Biosensors, 2006. 3rd IEEE/EMBS International Summer School on
Publication Date: 4-6 Sept. 2006
On page(s): 20-23
Location: Cambridge, MA,
ISBN: 0-7803-9787-8
INSPEC Accession Number: 9572255
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/ISSMDBS.2006.360087
Current Version Published: 2007-05-15

Abstract
This paper describes a prototype system for continual health monitoring at home. The system consists of an unobtrusive wireless body area network (WBAN) and a home health server. The WBAN sensors monitor user's heart rate and locomotive activity and periodically upload time-stamped information to the home server. The home server may integrate this information into a local database for user's inspection or it may forward the information further to a medical server. The prototype may be used for ambulatory monitoring of patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation or for monitoring of elderly at home by informal caregivers.

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