Design and implementation of the telemetry capsule for measuring of electrogastrography

E. S. Jung, J. H. Lee, S. H. Woo, K. W. Yoon, J. H. Jang, M. K. Kim, Y. K. Moon, T. W. Kim, C. H. Won, H. C. Choi, J. H. Cho

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Abstract

Electrogastrography (EGG) is a significant reference of the myoelectric activity of the gastrointestinal tract and indicates whether it has a disease or not. There have been numerous studies of the myoelectric activity in a stomach, but only a few studies of the intestines because of the difficulty of measurement in the intestines. Recently, the technology of the biotelemetry capsule for measurement of internal information in the human digestive tract has been developed. In the current study, an EGG telemetry system using the developed biotelemetry technology was designed and implemented for measuring EGG in intestines. The EGG capsule converts the acquired EGG value to digital data, which is transmitted from the capsule to the external receiver. The performance of the telemetry capsule for the EGG monitoring in the gastrointestinal tract was verified by in-vitro animal experiments. From the experiment, it was verified that the EGG telemetry capsule can measures a slow wave in intestines.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Fourth IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering
Pages209-213
Number of pages5
StatePublished - 2006
Event4th IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Innsbruck, Austria
Duration: 15 Feb 200617 Feb 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Fourth IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering
Volume2006

Conference

Conference4th IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityInnsbruck
Period15/02/0617/02/06

Keywords

  • Biotelemetry
  • Capsule
  • Electrogastrography
  • In-vitro e.g.

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