Wireless telemetry for electronic pill technology

Abstract

This work will address the challenges to facilitate the development of a high capacity radio system for a small, miniaturized electronic pill device that can be swallowable or implantable in human body in order to detect biological signals or capture images that could eventually be used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. In addition to reviewing and discussing the recent attempts in electronic pill technology, a wideband (UWB) telemetry system aimed for the development of an electronic pill will be presented in this paper. We have successfully realized more than half a meter UWB link under conditions emulating an implant