Wireless Telemetry
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Wireless Telemetry Device Implantation in a Fontan Ovine Model for Continuous and Long-Term Hemodynamic Monitoring
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2025
This protocol describes the surgical methodology for implanting a large animal wireless telemetry device to enable continuous and long-term collection of hemodynamic data, including heart rate, arterial blood pressure, inferior and superior vena cava pressures, and cardiac rhythm.
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Implantation and Recording of Wireless Electroretinogram and Visual Evoked Potential in Conscious Rats
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2016
We show surgical implantation and Recording procedures to measure visual electrophysiological signals from the eye (electroretinogram) and brain (visual evoked potential) in conscious rats, which is more analogous to the human condition where recordings are conducted without anesthesia confounds.
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A Detailed Protocol for Perspiration Monitoring Using a Novel, Small, Wireless Device
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2016
Recently, we developed a small wireless device for perspiration monitoring. In this article, we present detailed protocols on how to use the device for perspiration monitoring with an example of the sympathetic activity test.
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Long-term Blood Pressure Measurement in Freely Moving Mice Using Telemetry
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2016
The goal of this protocol is to assess systemic blood pressure in conscious freely moving mice using implantable radio-telemetry devices.
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Implanting a Wireless Bidirectional Microelectrode System in a Rat Brain
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2025
The video demonstrates a procedure for implanting a wireless bidirectional multichannel electrode unit into a rat brain to record and stimulate multichannel neural networks.
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The measurement chain begins when a miniature sensor or transmitter detects a variable such as movement, location, activity, or a physiological signal. The device encodes that measurement and sends it through radio or another wireless communication channel to a receiver. Recording and analysis of the transmitted signal then produce time-resolved information about changes in the subject’s behavior or physiological state.
Miniature sensors and transmitters allow researchers to monitor selected variables directly on or near a remote subject while avoiding a continuous physical connection. Their small format supports observation during natural or semi-natural behavior, where cables or repeated handling could interfere with the subject’s actions. The measured signals can connect visible behavioral patterns with location, activity, movement, or physiology.
Time-resolved measurements preserve when behavioral or physiological changes occur rather than providing only a general summary. This timing helps researchers identify activity patterns, responses to environmental conditions, social interactions, and relationships between behavior and physiological state. Because the data are recorded over time, analyses can examine how events unfold and how different measured variables correspond.
A typical workflow selects the behavioral or physiological variable of interest, uses a suitable sensor or transmitter to detect it, and sends the encoded measurements wirelessly to a receiver. The receiver records the incoming data for later analysis. Researchers can then relate the time-stamped measurements to movement, location, activity, environmental responses, social behavior, or physiological condition.
Wireless Telemetry is especially useful when direct monitoring is impractical or when handling and observer presence could alter behavior. It supports observation in natural and semi-natural settings while reducing the need for a physical connection and minimizing observer interference. This makes it suitable for examining behavior as subjects move, respond to their surroundings, or interact with other individuals.
The approach can provide evidence about movement and location, activity patterns, responses to environmental conditions, and social interactions. When physiological signals are collected alongside behavioral measurements, researchers can examine how physiological state relates to observed actions. These outcomes help characterize behavior in context rather than treating activity as an isolated event, particularly in natural or semi-natural settings.