Abstract
This paper describes an integrated system of wireless temporary pacemakers for remote monitoring of patients suffering from
cardiac arrhythmias, especially atrial fibrillation. The system is built around a low power cardiac pacemaker with wireless data
transmission capability, used for patient monitoring into a limited area. The proposed system is designed to be used in emergency
situations, in healthcare institutes, helping to keep the patient’s heartbeat stable. Each wireless pacemaker attached on patient
contains a custom developed hardware connected to a commercially microcontroller based wireless module. The status of each
heartbeat is wirelessly transmitted to a central monitoring station via a wireless sensors network. The central monitoring station
runs a patient monitor application that receives the data from wireless sensors network and activates the alerts when these values
exceed the preset limits or an episode of heart arrhythmia is detected. An experimental temporary wireless pacemaker was
implemented and tested.