System and method of infant care control and workflow
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1. A method of caring for an infant, the method comprising:
- providing a microenvironment for the infant with an infant care station having an environmental control device operable to change an environmental condition within the microenvironment;
sensing environmental data from at least one environmental sensor disposed internal the microenvironment, wherein the environmental data is internal environmental data collected from inside the microenvironment;
controlling the microenvironment with the environmental control device to maintain a target environmental condition within the microenvironment based upon the internal environmental data;
obtaining auxiliary data with an auxiliary sensor, the auxiliary sensor comprises an external environmental sensor disposed external to the microenvironment and the auxiliary data comprises external environmental data collected from outside of the microenvironment; and
controlling the microenvironment with the environmental control device to maintain the target environmental condition within the microenvironment based upon the external environmental data.
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Abstract
An infant care system creates a microenvironment about an infant patient. An environmental control device is operable to change an environmental condition within the microenvironment. An auxiliary sensor is operable to intermittently obtain auxiliary data. A processor operates the environmental control device based upon at least the intermittently obtained auxiliary data.
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1. A method of caring for an infant, the method comprising:
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providing a microenvironment for the infant with an infant care station having an environmental control device operable to change an environmental condition within the microenvironment; sensing environmental data from at least one environmental sensor disposed internal the microenvironment, wherein the environmental data is internal environmental data collected from inside the microenvironment; controlling the microenvironment with the environmental control device to maintain a target environmental condition within the microenvironment based upon the internal environmental data; obtaining auxiliary data with an auxiliary sensor, the auxiliary sensor comprises an external environmental sensor disposed external to the microenvironment and the auxiliary data comprises external environmental data collected from outside of the microenvironment; and controlling the microenvironment with the environmental control device to maintain the target environmental condition within the microenvironment based upon the external environmental data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of caring for an infant, the method comprising:
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providing an infant care station comprising; an environmental control device that operates to change an environmental condition within a microenvironment; at least one internal environmental sensor disposed within the microenvironment; an auxiliary sensor; and a processor communicatively connected to the auxiliary sensor, the at least one internal environmental sensor, and the environmental control device; providing the microenvironment for the infant with the infant care station; sensing internal environmental data from the at least one internal environmental sensor disposed within the microenvironment; maintaining a target environmental condition within the microenvironment with the environmental control device based upon the internal environmental data; obtaining auxiliary data with the auxiliary sensor; and changing an operation of the environmental control device to maintain the target environmental condition within the microenvironment with the environmental control device based upon the auxiliary data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An infant care station comprising:
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a microenvironment configured to receive an infant patient, the microenvironment defined by at least a generally horizontal surface configured to support the infant patient, a canopy positioned above the generally horizontal surface, and at least one wall; an internal environmental sensor located within the microenvironment, the internal environmental sensor configured to obtain internal environmental data from within the microenvironment; an environmental control device configured to maintain a target light intensity within the microenvironment based upon the internal environmental data; and a light sensor located on an exterior surface of the canopy, the light sensor configured to obtain a light intensity from outside the microenvironment; wherein the environmental control device is a light source or the canopy and operates in response to the light intensity to maintain the target environmental condition within the microenvironment.
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16. An infant care station comprising:
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a microenvironment configured to receive an infant patient, the microenvironment defined by at least a generally horizontal surface configured to support the infant patient, a canopy positioned above the generally horizontal surface, and at least one wall; an internal environmental sensor located within the microenvironment, the internal environmental sensor configured to obtain internal environmental data from within the microenvironment; an environmental control device configured to maintain a target environmental condition within the microenvironment based upon the internal environmental data, the target environmental condition comprising at least one of oxygen concentration, temperature, humidity, and light intensity; and an external environmental sensor located external to the microenvironment, the external environmental sensor configured to obtain external environmental data from outside the microenvironment, wherein the external environmental sensor is a draft sensor located on an exterior surface of the canopy; wherein the environmental control device is selected from a heater, a humidifier, and a position of the canopy, and the environmental control device changes operation in response to the external environmental data to maintain the target environmental condition within the microenvironment.
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