Infant incubators and infant warmers with single patient and twin patient control
First Claim
1. A system for controlling the heating and temperature monitoring of infant incubators and infant warmers, comprising:
- structure defining an incubator or infant warmer space;
a heater for heating the space;
a first temperature sensor;
a second temperature sensor;
an input device for input of one or more control settings; and
a control device connected to the heater and to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor and forming a control temperature from an input first skin temperature target control setting for a first patient and an input of a second skin temperature target control setting for a second patient and controlling the heater based on a difference between the control temperature and an actual temperature value based on a first actual temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor and a second actual temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor.
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Abstract
A system for controlling the heating and temperature monitoring of infant incubators and infant warmers is provided with an incubator or infant warmer space, a heater for heating the space as well as a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor. An input device for input of one or more control setting works in conjunction with a control device connected to the heater and to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor. The control device forms a control temperature from an input first skin temperature target control setting for a first patient and an input of a second skin temperature target control setting for a second patient and further patients if present and controls the heater based on a difference between the control temperature and an actual temperature value based on a first actual temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor and a second actual temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for controlling the heating and temperature monitoring of infant incubators and infant warmers, comprising:
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structure defining an incubator or infant warmer space;
a heater for heating the space;
a first temperature sensor;
a second temperature sensor;
an input device for input of one or more control settings; and
a control device connected to the heater and to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor and forming a control temperature from an input first skin temperature target control setting for a first patient and an input of a second skin temperature target control setting for a second patient and controlling the heater based on a difference between the control temperature and an actual temperature value based on a first actual temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor and a second actual temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling the heating and temperature monitoring of Infant incubators and infant warmers, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an infant space;
providing a heater for heating the space;
connecting a first temperature sensor to a first patient and placing the patient in the infant space;
connecting a second temperature sensor to a second patient and placing the second patient in the infant space;
providing a monitoring and control unit connected to the first temperature sensor and connected to the second temperature sensor;
providing an input device associated with the monitoring and control unit;
using the input device to set a skin temperature target setting for the first patient;
using the input device to set a skin temperature target setting for the second patient;
forming a control temperature from the input first skin temperature target setting and the input second skin temperature target setting;
heating the space based on a difference between the control temperature and an actual temperature value that is a function of a first actual temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor and a second actual temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
connecting a further location sensor, provided as one of the second temperature sensor or another temperature sensor, to another location of the first patient in the infant space;
heating the space based on one or both of the first actual temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor and the second actual temperature sensed by the further location sensor.
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16. A method according to claim 10, further comprising the steps of:
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disconnecting the first temperature sensor from the first patient and removing the first patient from the infant space;
disconnecting the second temperature sensor from the second patient and removing the second patient from the infant space;
connecting the first temperature sensor to a central location of another patient and placing the another patient in the infant space;
connecting the second temperature sensor to a peripheral location of the another patient in the infant space;
heating the space based on one or both of the first actual temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor and the second actual temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor.
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17. An infant heat treatment system, comprising:
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an infant support surface;
a heating unit;
a plurality of skin temperature sensors;
a monitoring and control unit for controlling the operation of the heating unit to heat the infant on the surface and for receiving input settings including at least a first and second skin temperature setting and allowable deviation settings, the monitoring and control unit being operable in;
a single patient mode for controlling the heating unit based on a relationship between a temperature signal from at least one of said plurality of skin temperature sensors and at least one skin temperature setting for a single patient on the infant support surface and a twin patient mode for controlling the heating unit based on at least a relationship between a temperature signal from a first skin temperature sensor connected to a first infant on the infant support surface and a temperature signal from a second skin temperature sensor connected to a second infant on the infant support surface and a first skin temperature setting based for the first infant and a second skin temperature setting for the second infant where the temperature control setting overlaps a range defined by each of a first skin temperature setting plus or minus a first patient skin temperature deviation setting and defined by a second skin temperature setting plus or minus a second patient skin temperature deviation setting. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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