Open AccessCurrent view and prospect: Implantable pressure sensors for health and surgical care
Author(s) -
Honjol Yazan,
Rajkumar Vijidha Shree,
ParentHarvey Caroline,
Selvasandran Kaviyanka,
Kordlouie Sarah,
ComeauGauthier Marianne,
Harvey Edward,
Merle Geraldine
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical devices & sensors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-802X
DOI - 10.1002/mds3.10068
Subject(s) - ehealth , mhealth , terminology , continuous monitoring , health care , remote patient monitoring , medicine , clinical decision support system , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , intensive care medicine , decision support system , engineering , data mining , operations management , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , economics , economic growth , psychological intervention
Health monitoring and screening have entered a period of rapid change. Popular terminology refers to this as mobile health (mHealth), which is a direct evolution of eHealth, but is really data‐driven technology—sensors oriented for health care. Medical decision support through this technology is the first step towards more personalized and preventative medicine. Pressure is one of the easiest and most interesting physiological parameters to assess whether organs or biological systems are healthy in the body. Pressure recordings are commonly used for clinical diagnosis and monitoring; however, the invasiveness of current technologies and associated risks of infection limit the windows in which data can be gathered. This review discusses the importance of pressure in the body and how monitoring is performed. It also describes newer and commercially available sensors, as well as how they can be improved to become minimally invasive, fully wireless pressure sensors for continuous monitoring.