REAL TIME VITAL SIGN
MONITORING USING NI LABVIEW
Engr. Narinder Parshad Chowdhry
[Link]. (e-Health & Telemedicine Systems) London, UK
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Mehran UET, Jamshoro, Sindh
4th International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT
6-7th September Hyderabad India
OUTLINE
Project Overview
Aim & objectives
NI LabView & DAQ System
Design of VIs & user interface
Methodology
Results
Conclusion
Project Overview
Project deals with data acquisition & signal processing of vital
signs using NI LabVIEW
Designed algorithms (Virtual Instruments VIs) of heart rate (HR),
blood pressure (BP)& pulse oximetry (SpO2)
Firstly, BP is measured using pressure sensor, air cuff & constant
air defalting valve
Secondly, our own designed sensor to measure the oxygen
saturation, heart rate by using red LED, infrared LED &
photodiode
Later, sensor is connected to NI DAQ & measurements are made
Real time Vital Signs monitoring using NI LabVIEW
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AIM & OBJECTIVES
To acquire vital signs (physiological parameters) using
biosensors
To interface the obtained data with NI DAQ System which
converts it into digital format.
To link the DAQ System with NI LabVIEW and design an
algorithm to measure real time data in graphical interface.
Finally, to design & develop a graphical user interface in
LabVIEW to display the outputs.
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BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood pressure (BP), sometimes it is called arterial blood pressure, is the pressure
exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels.
During each heartbeat, blood pressure varies between a maximum (systolic) and a
minimum (diastolic) pressure.
Measurement Techniques
Invasive
(Direct measurement)
Noninvasive (Indirect measurement)
Auscultatory Method
Oscillometric Method
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BLOOD PRESSURE
Auscultatory Method
Need Stethoscope
Analog Measurement
Oscillometric Method
Electronic Pressure sensor
Digital Measurement
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BLOOD PRESSURE
Ranges of Blood Pressure in different Ages
Stage
Approximate age Systolic, mmHg
Diastolic, mmHg
Infants
1 to 12 months
75100
5070
Toddlers
1 to 4 years
80110
5080
Preschoolers
3 to 5 years
80110
5080
School age
6 to 13 years
85120
5080
Adolescents
13 to 18 years & >
95140
6090
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PULSE OXIMETRY (SpO2)
Pulse Oximetry is a device used to measure the oxygen level in our blood.
Our lungs have efficiency to diffuse oxygen into our blood hemoglobin to make it
oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO2) and after the exchange of oxygen with Carbon-dioxide occurs between tissue and blood then the blood becomes deoxygenated
hemoglobin (Hb).
Measurement Technique
Oxygenated hemoglobin
Infrared LED
940nm wavelength
Deoxygenated hemoglobin
Red LED
660nm wavelength
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PULSE OXIMETRY (SpO2)
Pulsatile & Non-pulsatile Absorption factors
Oxygen level (SpO2)
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PULSE OXIMETRY (SpO2)
Principle of sensor
Current devices
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HEART RATE
Newborn baby - 120 to 160
Baby aged from 1 to 12 months - 80 to 140
Baby/toddler aged from 1 to 2 years - 80 to 130
Toddler/young child aged 2 to 6 years - 75 to 120
Child aged 7 to 12 years - 75 to 110
Adult aged 18+ years - 60 to 100
Adult athlete - 40 to 60
Current devices
National Health Service, UK
Normal Ranges
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BLOOD PRESSURE MECHANISM
Consist of:
Air Bulb
Pressure Control Valve
Hollow Rubber Tube
Pressure Cuff
Pressure Sensor
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BLOOD PRESSURE MECHANISM
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SpO2 & HEART RATE MECHANISM
Consist of:
Red Light Emitting Diode
(Red LED)
Infrared Light Emitting Diode (IR LED)
Photodiode / Phototransistor
BPX43
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SpO2 & HEART RATE MECHANISM
IR LED
RED LED
Finger Placement Phototransistor
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NI LABVIEW
National Instruments Corporation, or NI is an American
Company which produces automated test equipment and
virtual instrumentation software like LabVIEW.
LabVIEW (short for Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation
Engineering Workbench) is a system design platform and
development environment for a visual programming
language from National Instruments.
Block Diagram
Front panel
VI
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DAQ SYSTEM
DAQ or Data acquisition System convert analog waveforms into digital values for
processing with minimum noise/artifacts.
Sensors that convert physical parameters to electrical signals.
Analog-to-digital converters that convert electrical signals into digital values.
Components
NI Compact DAQ: USB based
Input / Output modules
Touch Screen Display
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IR LED OFF
Try Again
FINISH
30 seconds
YES
NO
DIASTOLIC
Displayed & Saved in MS Excel
Photo detector detects
the data
SYSTOLIC
SpO2 Level
IR LED ON
Further Computations
Signal
is LED
acquired
&
Red
OFF
send for computation
Inflate the cuff up
to 180mmHg
5 sec
Red LED ON
Wait until Cuff is
deflated
up todetects
Photo
detector
30mmHg
the data
HEART RATE
Enter the NAME
and AGE
5 sec
START
STORE
1) Name & Age
2) BP 3) SpO2 & HR
ALGORITHM CONCEPT
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USER INTERFACE
PURPOSE
To get the Name and Age of the user or patient
Prompt User for input
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BLOOD PRESSURE
Pumping up to 180 mmHg
Acquiring data until pressure drops up to 30 mmHg
Further computations on acquired data
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BLOOD PRESSURE
Whole VI
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SpO2 & HEART RATE
3. Turn OFF Red LED & Turn ON IR LED
1.
ON&Red
Led data
4. Turn
Acquire
Compute
2.
& IR
Compute
5. Acquire
Turn OFF
LED data
HEART RATE
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SpO2 & HEART RATE
Whole VI
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SAVING IN EXCEL
1. Acquiring data from VI & Displaying it.
2. Saving Data in MS Excel
3. Option to Try Again
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FRONT PANEL
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EXPERIMENTS
Whole Appended signal of Blood Pressure
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EXPERIMENTS
Result saved in MS Excel
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CONCLUSION
Low cost Real time vital sign monitoring and easy to share
and store
Can be used in user friendly / home environment
Can be used in rural/remote Areas
No need for particular atmosphere
User (patient) can check vital sign routinely or in case any
abnormality occurs
User may contact with available expert doctor using
Telemedicine
