Implementation of a physiological monitoring device to detect patient vital signs during treatment in Ghana

Abstract

The physiological monitoring device is use to detect patient vital signs during treatment. It measures the rate a person that performs routine activities. The device detects body posture and activities that are of significant interest in applications such as sports, medicine, and military training. The study uses design of wireless controlled physiological monitoring device using ATMEL microcontroller. The physiotherapy is performed by a designed robotic arm fixed to the patient’s arm. The sensors and the robotic arm are connected to the ATMEL microcontroller; a ZigBee wireless communication module that assists Medical Officers to control the movement of the robotic arm (front, back, left or right) to provide physiotherapy treatment through personal computer. Results has shows that any vigorous movement of the robotic arm, results in the variations of heart beat and blood pressure, a situation that can be controlled by Medical Officers instantaneously using assistive arm.