UWB for in-body medical implants: A viable option
Todays medical implants communicate with each other over radio, typically using standards such as MICS. However, in order to reduce power consumption and improve datarates, we need to explore better standards. Ultra wide band radios (UWB) are known to be low power. While studies on UWB radios for on-body implants exists, no study exists which explains the effect of UWB for in-body medical implants. This paper shows that Ultra wideband (UWB) can be a feasible solution for in-body medical implants in certain cases. We present a model to compute path loss inside human body tissues, for frequencies in the UWB standard, a study that has not been done so far. Furthermore, we extend this model to include reflection losses. We will show from our study that UWB is an excellent option for short-distance inter-implant communication and combined in-and on-body communications.
Ashutosh Ghildiyal Karima Amara Renzo Dal Molin Balwant Godara Amara Amara R.K.Shevgaonkar
ELA Medical, Parc d’affaires Noveos,4 Avenue Réaumur, 92140 Clamart, France Institut Superieur d’Electronique de Paris,28 Rue Notre Dame des Champs, Paris, France IIT Bombay,Powai, Mumbai, India, 400076
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2010-09-20（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）