New born and premature infant SIDS warning device
First Claim
1. A portable adjustable cordless device to alert caregivers to the onset of a Sudden Infant Death Syndrome occurring in a premature, newly born, or very small infant comprising:
- (a) a foot mounted apparatus wherein;
said apparatus has self-contained means for determining blood oxygen levels;
said apparatus has means for securing said means for determining in the plantar/arch area of an infant'"'"'s foot so that said means for determining does not move forward and backward on an infant'"'"'s foot or rotationally around an infant'"'"'s foot;
said apparatus has self-contained cordless means for transmitting said blood oxygen levels determined by self-contained means for determining blood oxygen;
said apparatus has first means for powering said self-contained blood oxygen determining means and said self-contained transmitting means;
(b) a monitor to be kept with a caregiver wherein;
said monitor has means for receiving transmissions of blood oxygen determination from said cordless transmission means in said apparatus, said blood oxygen determination being made by said self-contained determining means in said apparatus;
said monitor has means for processing blood oxygen determinations;
said monitor has means for sounding an audible alarm at blood oxygen determinations fall below a predetermined level and;
said monitor has a second means for powering said receiving means, processing means, and said sounding means;
whereby a caregiver may secure the foot mounted apparatus around a foot of an infant and placing an infant so fitted with the foot mounted apparatus into a bed or other resting position and leaving an infant unattended but keeping said monitor with a caregiver so that a caregiver may listen for said audible alarm and so be alerted to an onset of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
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Abstract
A device for use with very small newly born or premature infants to monitor and prevent the onset of a Sudden Infant Death Syndrome event. A pulse oximeter is mounted in an opaque foot wrap, which is wrapped around the infant'"'"'s foot in the area of the arch and ball of the foot The foot wrap is connected to a second wrap, which is wrapped around the ankle. The ankle wrap secures the foot wrap portion from rotational motion or from sliding forward toward the toes on an infant'"'"'s foot. Blood oxygen and pulse read-outs on the pulse oximeter are transmitted to a monitor kept by the caregiver. Visible read-outs for the blood oxygen or pulse are shown on the monitor. The monitor sounds an alarm if the infant'"'"'s blood oxygen drops to a predetermined level for a predetermined time. When not in use, the device is recharged on a stand.
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9 Claims
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1. A portable adjustable cordless device to alert caregivers to the onset of a Sudden Infant Death Syndrome occurring in a premature, newly born, or very small infant comprising:
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(a) a foot mounted apparatus wherein;
said apparatus has self-contained means for determining blood oxygen levels;
said apparatus has means for securing said means for determining in the plantar/arch area of an infant'"'"'s foot so that said means for determining does not move forward and backward on an infant'"'"'s foot or rotationally around an infant'"'"'s foot;
said apparatus has self-contained cordless means for transmitting said blood oxygen levels determined by self-contained means for determining blood oxygen;
said apparatus has first means for powering said self-contained blood oxygen determining means and said self-contained transmitting means;
(b) a monitor to be kept with a caregiver wherein;
said monitor has means for receiving transmissions of blood oxygen determination from said cordless transmission means in said apparatus, said blood oxygen determination being made by said self-contained determining means in said apparatus;
said monitor has means for processing blood oxygen determinations;
said monitor has means for sounding an audible alarm at blood oxygen determinations fall below a predetermined level and;
said monitor has a second means for powering said receiving means, processing means, and said sounding means;
whereby a caregiver may secure the foot mounted apparatus around a foot of an infant and placing an infant so fitted with the foot mounted apparatus into a bed or other resting position and leaving an infant unattended but keeping said monitor with a caregiver so that a caregiver may listen for said audible alarm and so be alerted to an onset of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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