1. Kelsey Kunkel BME 281 Section 1 October 10 th, 2012

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. Works Cited  "LifeShirt New Era in Ambulatory Monitoring." LifeShirt New Era in Ambulatory Monitoring. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012..  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..  "Personal Health." Protex. N.p., n.d. Web..  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..  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): 37- 43. Print.  "VWN VR Interface Overviews: VivoMetric LifeShirt." VWN VR Interface Overviews: VivoMetric LifeShirt. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012..  "Welcome to ZOLL LifeVest." ZOLL Medical Corporation. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012..