Abstract
In this paper, a small, compact, and intelligent pediatric portable pacifier is proposed to measure and assess Non-Nutritive Sucking (NNS) activity in premature infants. A prototype of the system is implemented on a $21\times24$ mm2 printed circuit board, which is small enough to be completely embedded on the back of all commercial pacifiers. The system portability allows it to be easily used in space-limited biomedical applications without dealing with any special electronic instruments or technical knowledge. The measured NNS data is stored on an on-board memory card in order to be analyzed by smartphones and computers. Experimental results confirmed that the proposed system is a proper tool for measuring and evaluating NNS data. The parameters extracted from the NNS signal represent crucial information on the physical growth, neural development, and integrity of the central nervous system of premature infants.
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