A Patient-Implantable Medical Records Storage DeviceBy: Michael Szczesniak

Advisor: Professor Spinelli

Problem

Lack of organization Potential loss of external notifiers Guarantee of transmission

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Objectives

Data storage Read / Writeable Powered

Objectives

Data storage Read / Writeable Powered

Implantation

Constraints

Power

Power

Power

Data Storage

Non-volatile memory Minimize power consumption Encryption

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Data Transmission

Ideal Time: < 15 seconds Obstacle: avoid electromagnetic

interference From other in-band radiofrequency sources

Wireless medical telemetry risks and recommendations 1395-1400 MHz and 1429-1432 MHz

System Block Diagram

Nordic Semiconductor

nRF24LU1+ / nRF24LE1 Benefits:

TransceiverFlash MemoryLow Power Consumption

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Parts Used

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Parts Used

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Parts Used

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Parts Used

Parts Used

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Parts Used

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Current System

Current System

Current System

Current System

Main Accomplishments

Background research of subsystems and current work

Part selection and purchase Basic design of inductive circuit Data storage and transmission coding

Results

Compile and load programs onto modules

Wireless communicationCorrect functionality for one-way

communicationStill debugging two-way communication

Work in Progress

Non-volatile data storage and retrieval

Untethering chip

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Future Work

Inductive powering circuit Biocompatibility Encryption

Acknowledgements

Professor Spinelli Gene Davison Lisa Bremigen Union College ECE Department My Peers

Questions?