Automatic and continuous blood pressure monitoring via an optical-fiber-sensor-assisted smartwatch

Li，Liangye1; Sheng，Shunfeng1; Liu，Yunfei1; Wen，Jianpei2; Song，Changying1; Chen，Zhipeng1; Xu，Wangyang1; Zhang，Zhi1; Fan，Wei3; Chen，Chen2; Sun，Qizhen1,4; Shum，Perry Ping5

2023-12-01

10.1186/s43074-023-00099-z

PhotoniX   Impact Factor & Quartile

2662-1991

Automatic and continuous blood pressure monitoring is important for preventing cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. The evaluation of medication effects and the diagnosis of clinical hypertension can both benefit from continuous monitoring. The current generation of wearable blood pressure monitors frequently encounters limitations with inadequate portability, electrical safety, limited accuracy, and precise position alignment. Here, we present an optical fiber sensor-assisted smartwatch for precise continuous blood pressure monitoring. A fiber adapter and a liquid capsule were used in the building of the blood pressure smartwatch based on an optical fiber sensor. The fiber adapter was used to detect the pulse wave signals, and the liquid capsule was used to expand the sensing area as well as the conformability to the body. The sensor holds a sensitivity of -213µw/kPa, a response time of 5 ms, and high reproducibility with 70,000 cycles. With the assistance of pulse wave signal feature extraction and a machine learning algorithm, the smartwatch can continuously and precisely monitor blood pressure. A wearable smartwatch featuring a signal processing chip, a Bluetooth transmission module, and a specially designed cellphone APP was also created for active health management. The performance in comparison with commercial sphygmomanometer reference measurements shows that the systolic pressure and diastolic pressure errors are -0.35 ± 4.68 mmHg and -2.54 ± 4.07 mmHg, respectively. These values are within the acceptable ranges for Grade A according to the British Hypertension Society (BHS) and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). The smartwatch assisted with an optical fiber is expected to offer a practical paradigm in digital health.

Blood pressure Optical fiber sensor Smartwatch

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Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities[HUST: YCJJ202201002];

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Optics

WOS:001018824200001

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2-s2.0-85164160339

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1.School of Optical and Electronic Information,National Engineering Research Center for Next Generation Internet Access System (NGIA),Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan,430074,China
2.Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders,Division of Cardiology,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Tongji Medical College,Tongji Hospital,Wuhan,430074,China
3.Huawei Technologies Co,Lt, Shenzhen,218129,China
4.Huazhong University of Science and Technology,HUST-Wuxi Research Institute,Wuxi,214174,China
5.Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China

Li，Liangye,Sheng，Shunfeng,Liu，Yunfei,et al. Automatic and continuous blood pressure monitoring via an optical-fiber-sensor-assisted smartwatch[J]. PhotoniX,2023,4(1).

Li，Liangye.,Sheng，Shunfeng.,Liu，Yunfei.,Wen，Jianpei.,Song，Changying.,...&Shum，Perry Ping.(2023).Automatic and continuous blood pressure monitoring via an optical-fiber-sensor-assisted smartwatch.PhotoniX,4(1).

Li，Liangye,et al."Automatic and continuous blood pressure monitoring via an optical-fiber-sensor-assisted smartwatch".PhotoniX 4.1(2023).