Embedded microwave system for monitoring of intracranial pressure

  • Authors:

  • U. Kawoos;R. Warty;M. R. Tofighi;F. A. Kralick;D. Yoo;T. Neal;A. Rosen

  • Affiliations:

  • School of Biomedical Engineering and Department of ECE, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA;School of Biomedical Engineering and Department of ECE, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA;Capital College, Penn State University, Middletown, PA;Neurosurgery Department, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA;The MITRE Corporation, Eatontown, NJ;The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA;School of Biomedical Engineering and Department of ECE, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

  • Venue:
  • RWS'09 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Radio and wireless symposium
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Intracranial pressure is of increasing interest in the management of patients who are suffering from various neurological disorders such as hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury, and blast injury. Long-term monitoring of intracranial pressure may be desirable in these conditions to aid in determining the outcome of any treatment. A completely implantable microwave device for monitoring of intracranial pressure has been designed and characterized. The application of an embedded Planar Inverted-F antenna in this implant is also investigated.