Kelsey Kunkel BME 281 Section 1 October 10th, 2012 Introduction  Smart Textiles: Wearable devices that allow the efficiency of gathering data with ease and accessibility by using biotelemetry and its applications.  Biotelemetry is the process of measuring human physiological functions by a mean of separation. History  Early 1990s: MIT students started research on smart clothing for military use.  Not wearable and very cumbersome to move around in. 1998: Beginning of the integration between fashion and technology – most notably by Levi and Phillips Electronics.  2001-present: Started to integrate medical uses into clothing.   ZOLL LifeVest®  Life Shirt by Vivometrics Current Technology  ZOLL LifeVest  Wearable defibrillator  If heart palpitations or an alarming rhythm of the heart is detected, the vest gives a signal to the patient.  If the signal is not stopped by the patient, then the defibrillator gives off the conducting gel, then sending a shock to the patient.  VivoMetrics LifeShirt  Places ECG sensors on the body, which then the data is transmitted to the data recorder, which is then transmitted to the doctor.  Sensatex Smart Shirt  Developed by Georgia Institute of Technology  T-shirt with a fiber grid – data is then wirelessly transferred to a PDA with Bluetooth technology. Limitations of Current Technology  Not waterproof  Can it be worn in the water for continual use? Can it be worn in the rain?  Cost  Is it covered by insurance?  If it is, are there additional costs that need to be covered?  Calibrations  Under FDA law, medical devices must go under calibration to pass government requirements. Future Technology  Weather proof and waterproof systems  Possibly smart textiles that can be worn outside the comfort of the home.      Wireless transmitters that can collect data even outside 4G (Bluetooth) areas. Smart Textiles for children Commercialization Automatic calibrations Data can be sent to doctor via smart phone application or tablet application  The doctor can collect data in real time.  Integration of other fabric materials that could help improve versatility  Yarn, spandex material for exercise clothing Works Cited           "LifeShirt New Era in Ambulatory Monitoring." LifeShirt New Era in Ambulatory Monitoring. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.pdacortex.com/VivoMetrics.htm>. Linn, Hosun. "Smart Underwear for Diabetic Patients." Smart Underwear for Diabetic Patients 6.1 (2009): 1-11. Print. "Medical Devices." 7. Equipment and Calibration. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/PostmarketRequirements/Quality SystemsRegulations/MedicalDeviceQualitySystemsManual/ucm122460.htm>. "Personal Health." Protex. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.proetex.org/final%20proetex%20learning/personal_health.htm>. Poon, Carmen C.Y., Qing Liu, Hui Gao, Wan-Hua Lin, and Yuan-Ting Zhang. "Wearable Intelligent Systems for E-Health." Journal of Computing Science and Engineering 5.3 (2011): 246-56. Print. "Smart Shirt." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Aug. 2012. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_shirt>. Suh, Minyoung, Kate Carroll, and Nancy Cassill. "Critical Review on Smart Clothing Product Development." Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management 6.4 (2010): 1-18. Print. Veltink, Peter, and Danilo De Rossi. "Wearable Technology for Biomechanics: E-textile or Micromechanical Sensors? [Conversations in BME]." IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine 29.3 (2010): 3743. Print. "VWN VR Interface Overviews: VivoMetric LifeShirt." VWN VR Interface Overviews: VivoMetric LifeShirt. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.virtualworldlets.net/Shop/ProductsDisplay/VRInterface.php?ID=49>. "Welcome to ZOLL LifeVest." ZOLL Medical Corporation. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://lifevest.zoll.com/>.