A review of in-body biotelemetry devices: Implantables, ingestibles, and injectables

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1422-1430

  Kiourti, Asimina ^a   Nikita, Konstantina S ^b  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biotelemetry; Implantables; In body devices; Ingestibles; Injectables; Wireless telemetry

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; BIOTELEMETRY; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PELLETIZING;

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; HEALTH CARE MODELING; IMPLANTABLES; INGESTIBLES; INJECTABLES; OPERATION FREQUENCY; WIRELESS MEDICAL DEVICES; WIRELESS TELEMETRY;

DIAGNOSIS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FREQUENCY; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; IN BODY DEVICE; MEDICAL DEVICE; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PILL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TELEMETRY; AMBULATORY MONITORING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DEVICES; EATING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INJECTION; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EATING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TELEMETRY; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 85021727491     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2017.2668612     Document Type: Review

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