Devices and systems for the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
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1. A treatment system for treating an infant previously diagnosed as predisposed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the infant having a brainstem adjacent a back of a neck, comprising:
- a) an auditory stimulation system that reproduces a specific melodic and harmonic arrangement of tones in a mixolydian mode through at least one sound transducer to stimulate the auditory system of the infant;
b) a monitoring system including,i) a heart rate monitor that monitors a heart rate of the infant, andii) a first CO2 monitor that measures a blood CO2 of the infant;
c) a warming system that maintains a body of the infant at a substantially constant core temperature; and
d) a response system activated when the monitoring system indicates that there is a decrease in the heart rate and an increase in the blood CO2 associated with activation of a diving reflex, the response system including,i) an oxygen delivery system to deliver inhalable oxygen to the infant,ii) an epinephrine delivery system to deliver inhalable epinephrine to the infant, andiii) a cooling system to cool a portion of the infant,wherein the warming system and the cooling system are integrated within a common suit for the infant, and a portion of the cooling system within the suit is located for placement at the back of the neck of the infant to sufficiently cool the brainstem of the infant to interrupt the diving reflex and to initiate a gasp reflex and thereby increase a partial pressure of oxygen in the blood of the infant.
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Methods and systems for preventing the underlying anatomical cause that gives rise to a predisposition to SIDS are provided. Methods and systems are provided for the diagnosis of infants predisposed to SIDS. Methods and systems are provided for the therapeutic treatment of infants predisposed to SIDS. A treatment device includes an auditory stimulation system, a monitoring system, a warming system and a response system that can respond to and alleviate crisis situations.
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1. A treatment system for treating an infant previously diagnosed as predisposed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the infant having a brainstem adjacent a back of a neck, comprising:
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a) an auditory stimulation system that reproduces a specific melodic and harmonic arrangement of tones in a mixolydian mode through at least one sound transducer to stimulate the auditory system of the infant; b) a monitoring system including, i) a heart rate monitor that monitors a heart rate of the infant, and ii) a first CO2 monitor that measures a blood CO2 of the infant; c) a warming system that maintains a body of the infant at a substantially constant core temperature; and d) a response system activated when the monitoring system indicates that there is a decrease in the heart rate and an increase in the blood CO2 associated with activation of a diving reflex, the response system including, i) an oxygen delivery system to deliver inhalable oxygen to the infant, ii) an epinephrine delivery system to deliver inhalable epinephrine to the infant, and iii) a cooling system to cool a portion of the infant, wherein the warming system and the cooling system are integrated within a common suit for the infant, and a portion of the cooling system within the suit is located for placement at the back of the neck of the infant to sufficiently cool the brainstem of the infant to interrupt the diving reflex and to initiate a gasp reflex and thereby increase a partial pressure of oxygen in the blood of the infant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A treatment system for treating an infant previously diagnosed as predisposed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the infant having a brainstem adjacent at back of a neck, comprising:
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a) a monitoring system including, i) a heart rate monitor that monitors a heart rate of the infant, and ii) a first CO2 monitor that measures a blood CO2 of the infant, and iii) a cerebral oximeter to detect a drop in brain oximetry in the infant; and b) a warming system that maintains a body of the infant at a substantially constant core temperature; and c) a response system activated when the monitoring system indicates that there is a decrease in the heart rate and an increase in the blood CO2 and decrease in brain oximetry associated with activation of a diving reflex, the response system including, i) an oxygen delivery system to deliver inhalable oxygen to the infant, and ii) a cooling system to cool a portion of the infant, wherein the warming system and the cooling system are integrated within a common suit for the infant, and a portion of the cooling system within the suit is located for placement at the back of the neck of the infant to cool the brainstem of the infant to interrupt the diving reflex and to initiate a gasp reflex and thereby increase a partial pressure of oxygen in the blood of the infant. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A stimulation system for an infant predisposed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the infant having an auditory system, and the stimulation system for use with a monitoring system including a heart rate monitor and a temperature sensor, comprising:
an auditory stimulation system including an earphone having at least one sound transducer and the temperature sensor of the monitoring system integrated into the earphone for placement within an ear canal of the infant, the auditory system, when activated, produces a melodic and harmonic arrangement of tones in a mixolydian mode and outside the range of 2000-4000 Hz and outside the range of 5000-8000 Hz, said tone emitted through the at least one sound transducer to stimulate the auditory system of the infant, said auditory stimulation system including an input to receive a signal from the heart rate monitor such that when said auditory stimulation system receives a signal from the heart rate monitor indicating that the infant heart rate has reached a predetermined rate, the auditory stimulation system is automatically activated. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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