ABSTRACT
Wireless technologies based on narrow bands, especially 2.4 GHz
ISM, have been used in medical monitoring widely. This chapter
discusses the use of ultra-wide band technology (UWB) for medical
monitoring systems. UWB presents some unique benefits when
comparedwith the narrow-band systems: (i) low-power transmitter
design, (ii) low radio frequency (RF) and electromagnetic interfer-
ence (EMI) effects in medical environment, (iii) small-size antenna,
and (IV) high data rate. Especially the UWB has efficiently been used
for simultaneous monitoring of many continuous physiological sig-
nals such as ECC (electrocardiogram) /EEG (electroencephalogram)
and neural signals for brain-computer interfaces because of its high
data rate capability.
