Home monitor for SIDS with telecommunications capability

William Kirkpatrick; Murari Kejariwal; Harley Leach

doi:10.1117/12.23870

1 June 1990 Home monitor for SIDS with telecommunications capability

William Kirkpatrick, Murari Kejariwal, Harley Leach

Proceedings Volume 1355, Telecommunication for Health Care: Telemetry, Teleradiology, and Telemedicine; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23870
Event: Telecommunication for Health Care: Telemetry, Teleradiology, and Telemedicine, 1990, Calgary, Canada

Abstract

The use of home monitors for the detection and prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in infants has experienced limited success and substantial controversy. The usefulness of home apnea monitors has been plagued with false positive alarms and lack of alarm during apneic episodes. The cause of the alarm is generally not known which increases the anxiety of the parent while lowering confidenca in the monitor. An 87 5 1H microcontroller based respiration and heart rates monitor has been developed to combine the benefits of inexpensive home monitoring with professional data analysis and alarm parameter adjustment. The microcontroller retains heart and respiration rate data (including mean and standard deviation) preceding to and during an apparent Jfe-threatening event (ALTE). The data are stored in a circular buffer as to keep the latest data. The buffer size can be adjisted by the physician depending upon the ALTEs required for further analysis. The home monitor is equipped with telecommunications capability. The stored data and alarm parameters can be transferred at the request of the physidan or parent through an IntErnal telephone modem to a personal computer at the physician''s office or hospital. The monitor retains the cost-effectiveness of home monitoring while providing data collection and analysis by a trained speciaJist.

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William Kirkpatrick, Murari Kejariwal, and Harley Leach "Home monitor for SIDS with telecommunications capability", Proc. SPIE 1355, Telecommunication for Health Care: Telemetry, Teleradiology, and Telemedicine, (1 June 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23870

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