Transmission power requirements for novel ZigBee implants in the gastrointestinal tract

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1705-1710

  Valdastri, Pietro ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biotelemetry; Gastrointestinal (GI) tract; Implantable devices; Wireless monitoring; ZigBee

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); TELEMETERING;

BIOTELEMETRY; GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) TRACT; IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; WIRELESS MONITORING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMPLANTATION; SAFETY; TELEMETRY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TELEMETRY;

EID: 44349105367     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2008.919117     Document Type: Article

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