Wearable Technology in Medicine and Health Care
Coordonnateur : Tong Raymond
Wearable Technology in Medicine and Health Care provides readers with the most current research and information on the clinical and biomedical applications of wearable technology. Wearable devices provide applicability and convenience beyond many other means of technical interface and can include varying applications, such as personal entertainment, social communications and personalized health and fitness. The book covers the rapidly expanding development of wearable systems, thus enabling clinical and medical applications, such as disease management and rehabilitation. Final chapters discuss the challenges inherent to these rapidly evolving technologies.
The book will be organized into several sections that cover key aspects of wearable technology and its clinical and biomedical applications. The authors will invite the world’s experts to present their unique view of the field. Section 1 – Introduction to Wearable Technology provides an introduction and overview of the design and advances of wearables, and discusses main applications and challenges that drive development of wearable systems for clinical and biomedical uses. Section 2 – Wearables for Health Monitoring focuses on some examples of wearable sensor technology used for health monitoring, such as the use of wearables for continuous monitoring of human vital signs, e.g. heart rate, respiratory rate, energy expenditure, blood pressure, blood glucose etc. Section 3 – Wearables for Disease Management focuses on some examples of wearable sensor technology used for disease management, such as the use of wearables for early diagnosis of diseases, prevention of chronic conditions, improved clinical management of neurodegenerative conditions and prompt response to emergency situations. Section 4 – Wearables for Rehabilitation focuses on some examples of wearable sensor technology used for rehabilitation, such as use of sensors for muscle strengthening, and use of wearable exoskeleton to achieve upper limb and lower limb rehabilitation for patients after stroke or with other motor impairments.
Research Engineers working on wearable medical technologies, Biomedical Engineers, Biomechanical Engineers, and Electrical Engineers.
- Provides state-of-the-art coverage of the latest advances in wearable technology and devices in healthcare and medicine
- Presents the main applications and challenges in the biomedical implementation of wearable devices
- Includes examples of wearable sensor technology used for health monitoring, such as the use of wearables for continuous monitoring of human vital signs, e.g. heart rate, respiratory rate, energy expenditure, blood pressure and blood glucose, etc.
- Covers examples of wearables for early diagnosis of diseases, prevention of chronic conditions, improved clinical management of neurodegenerative conditions, and prompt response to emergency situations
Date de parution : 07-2018
Ouvrage de 340 p.
19x23.3 cm
Thèmes de Wearable Technology in Medicine and Health Care :
Mots-clés :
510K; Activity monitoring; Aging population; Assistance; Assistive devices; Augmented reality; Big data; Bilateral; Biometric data; Biopotential sensor; Compliance and admittance control; Data; Data-driven health care; Digital health; Dual arm; E-textiles; Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); Electronic textiles; Exoskeleton; FDA; Force myography; Gait analysis; Gait training; Hand gesture recognition; Hazard analysis; Health; Health technology; Healthcare; Human body communication; Inertial sensing; Intention sensing; Internet of things; Introduction; Lower limb; Medical devices; Medical robots; Mobile; Mobile healthcare; Motion capture; Movement disorder; Operating rooms; Overview; PMA; Parkinson; Patent analysis; Patient-generated health data; Personalized medicine; Physical human-robot interaction; Pressure sensor; Regulation; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation robotics; Review; Robotics; Sensing fibers; Sensors; Smart eyewear; Smart gadgets; Smart glasses; Smart glove; Smart textiles; Smart watches; Smartphone; Soft robotics; Strain sensor; Stroke; Surgery; Surgical checklists; Telemedicine; Upper limb; Upper-limb; Virtual reality; Vital signal sensing; Wearable; Wearable device; Wearable robotics; Wearable robots; Wearable sensor; Wearable sensors; Wearable technologies; Wearable technology; Wearables