Pulse Oximeter design using Dynamic NFC/RFID

By Raunaque Quaiser, Alok Mittal, and Neha Kochhar STMicroelectronics The advancements in technology and connectivity open up previously unexplored avenues in the field of personal health monitoring. It is indeed true that ‘prevention is better than cure’. But In today’s fast paced and busy lifestyle, it often becomes difficult to take out time for frequent health checkups. An early detection of any medical condition can result in timely preventive action and remediation. This is where portable healthcare solutions can make a meaningful impact by providing us the ability to monitor our health related parameters easily. These portable solutions can be connected to Smartphones for sharing one’s health parameters with Health Consultants and Hospitals on a secure network. The Health Consultant and Hospitals can recommend additional tests or schedule an appointment with the relevant specialist if any discrepancy is detected. The complete solution opens the concept of Telehealth as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Telehealth eco-system In this article, we talk about Pulse Oximeter design using Dynamic NFC/RFID (Near Field Communication /Radio Frequency Identification)tag. NFC tag used in healthcare designs provides additional features using Smartphones such as da...