序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
181 Radiant field management for infant care apparatus US10282970 2002-10-29 US20040082829A1 2004-04-29 Michael H. Mackin
An infant warming apparatus that has a canopy vertically movable with respect to an infant resting on an infant between a lower position wherein the apparatus functions as an incubator and an upper position where the apparatus functions as an infant warmer. A radiant heater is located on the canopy and directs infrared energy in a first path towards the infant platform to warm the infant when the canopy is in the upper position. When the canopy is moved to its lower position to act as an incubator, the infrared energy is redirected along a second path that is directed away from the infant platform so as to prevent residual infrared energy that continues to be emitted even after discontinuing power to the radiant heater from affecting the infant as that radiant heater is moved to a position in close proximity to the infant.
182 Canopy seal for infant care apparatus US10219728 2002-08-15 US06699173B1 2004-03-02 Joseph Boris
An infant care apparatus having a canopy movable vertically with respect to an infant platform. The canopy has a lower edge mating with upper peripheral edges of a plurality of vertical walls forming an infant compartment. At least one of the vertical walls is a door pivotally affixed to the infant platform and rotates between open and closed positions. A seal is located on the lower edge of the canopy to seal against the upper peripheral edge of the vertical walls. An elongated flange of the seal is affixed to the canopy by hardware and a cover flap extends downwardly from the upper edge of the flange to cover the hardware. A sealing flap extends downwardly and inwardly toward the infant compartment from the lower edge of the flange. A flexible material is co-extruded with the seal for the sealing flap and a hinge between the flange and the cover flap.
183 Patient-support apparatus US09713105 2000-11-15 US06611978B1 2003-09-02 Rick A. Schmidt; David C. Newkirk
A patient support apparatus comprises a frame and a deck that is laterally movable relative to the frame between a central position and extended positions away from the central position. The patient support apparatus may further include a mounting mechanism that is configured to secure the deck to the frame. The mounting mechanism allows lateral movement relative to the frame to the extended positions away from the central position.
184 Integrated scale with underlying x-ray tray US10226885 2002-08-23 US20030153805A1 2003-08-14 Felix J. Gryn; Leo Henry Greway
An infant support for an incubator or an infant warmer or a combination thereof is disclosed. The support comprises a frame, a mattress tray disposed above the tray, an x-ray tray and one or more weight cells having an actuator supporting the mattress tray above the frame. The x-ray tray is received in a space below the top surface of the mattress tray. The support is configured to be received on a tilt mechanism of the incubator or an infant warmer or a combination thereof to provide an inclination to the mattress tray. The support is configured to permit x-rays to be taken of an infant supported above the mattress tray and to provide an indication of the weight of the infant supported on the mattress tray regardless of its inclination.
185 Incubator US09902794 2001-07-11 US06592511B2 2003-07-15 Naoki Honma; Yoichi Takahashi; Tatsuhiko Seki; Kazuo Matubara
In this incubator, the door rotation restricting means in the operating state restrains the rotation of the door in the opening direction beyond the operating angle. Thus, in the case that the door rotation restricting means is in the operating state, even if the door is pushed by the accommodated baby from the inside of the hood under the state wherein the door is not fixed by the door fixing means in a closing state, the door does not rotate in the opening direction beyond the operating angle and the angle of the door does not exceed the operating angle. Therefore, even if opening and closing operation of the nursing window is not securely performed, at least the environment inside the hood hardly deviates from the physiological environment appropriate for the accommodated baby.
186 MOVABLE CANOPY FOR AN INFANT CARE UNIT US09732644 2000-12-08 US20030045773A1 2003-03-06 Joseph A. Costanzo; John L. Eble
An infant care unit and method include providing a base, providing an infant-support on the base, providing a canopy and providing a mounting assembly coupling the canopy to the base. The mounting assembly includes a pivot mechanism.
187 Apparatus and method for patient point-of-care data management US10146076 2002-05-15 US20020196141A1 2002-12-26 Otho N. Boone; Nancy St. Clair; John H. Richards; Ian McDermott; Joseph P. Bagnell; Robert J. Strecker
An apparatus and method for patient point-of-care data management is provided. Patient point-of-care data is obtained in realtime or in substantially realtime and is made available to subscribers or authorized users on either a local computer display screen, a remote computer display screen, or both. In some embodiments, data associated with a plurality of patients is made available and is viewable simultaneously on a computer display screen. In some embodiments, patient point-of-care data from a plurality of hospitals is available.
188 Rotating infant mattress US09567149 2000-05-09 US06457196B1 2002-10-01 Christopher A. Dykes; John B. Poling; Thomas C. Jones
An infant care apparatus such as an incubator or infant warmer having a mattress for supporting the infant on an infant platform that can, at times, by fully rotated 360 degrees to obtain full access to the infant. In the incubator, a translation platform can be slid into and out of the infant compartment and the mattress tray is pivoted to that translation platform so as to rotate at a pivot point that connects the mattress tray to the translation platform. Accordingly, when all of the doors of the infant incubator are in the closed position, the mattress tray is constrained from rotational movement but that mattress tray can be rotated a full 360 degrees whenever both doors are open or when the translation platform has been moved to a position at least partially exterior of the infant compartment. In all, the apparatus provides easy and convenient access to the infant for carrying out procedures on the infant while it is still supported by the infant care apparatus.
189 Door latching mechanism for infant care apparatus US09732542 2000-12-08 US20020072648A1 2002-06-13 Christopher A. Dykes; Peter K. Hundertmark
An infant apparatus having a base, a vertically movable hood and a plurality of walls that form an infant compartment. The apparatus has lateral side walls and a front end door that can be individually opened. There is an interlocking engagement between the upper periphery of the lateral walls and hood by a plurality of pins on the hood that engage brackets located at the top of the front and rear end walls. A latching arrangement allows all three doors to be opened. The side lateral doors are latched by a movable latch member that enters an opening in brackets affixed to the front and rear end walls. The front end wall can be moved vertically upwardly to disengage its latching arrangement to enable it to pivot downwardly. An alignment mechanism is also provided to insure that the movable latch members correctly align with the openings in the brackets.
190 Hinged panels for a thermal support apparatus US09533531 2000-03-23 US06345402B1 2002-02-12 D. Scott Prows; Charles Goldberg; Rick A. Schmidt; Rafael E. Aguilera
A patient-support apparatus includes a base, a patient support carried above the base and a controller that controls at least one function of the patient support. A user interface panel includes a display and at least one button configured to provide an input signal to the controller. The user interface panel is coupled to the patient support for pivoting movement about more than one axis.
191 Patient thermal support device US09484728 2000-01-18 US06296606B1 2001-10-02 Charles Goldberg; David C. Newkirk; William Olson; Michael M. Donnelly; Robert G. Moll; Alan Gutwillig
A patient warming apparatus includes a patient support and a canopy that moves upwardly and downwardly relative to the patient support. A radiant heater noves upwardly and downwardly with the canopy. The patient warming apparatus also includes a convective heater.
192 Incubator mattress tray with warming function US012303 1998-01-23 US6074340A 2000-06-13 Stephen J. Sweeney; Thomas C. Jones
An incubator having a mattress tray that underlies and supports an infant. The mattress tray is movable from a first position where it is entirely within the controlled atmosphere of the infant compartment to a second position outside that infant compartment and when moved to the second position, a warm flow of air is provided to warm the infant . The outside position of the mattress thereby allows considerable access to the infant to carry out procedures by attending personnel that would not be possible within the confined infant compartment and yet the invent is warmed by the flow of warm air.
193 Hinged panels for a thermal support apparatus US925873 1997-09-09 US6049924A 2000-04-18 D. Scott Prows; Charles Goldberg; Rick A. Schmidt; Rafael E. Aguilera
A patient-support apparatus having at least one side guard panel pivotably mounted for movement between first and second positions and a combined hinge and latch assembly configured to pivotably connect the side guard panel to the patient support. The combined hinge and latch assembly including a mounting member fixedly connected to the patient support, a hinge member fixedly connected to the side guard panel and rotatably connected to the mount for pivoting movement about an axis, and a stop mechanism coupled to one of the hinge member and the mount. The hinge member is movable along the axis between a locking position in which the stop mechanism engages the other of the hinge member and the mount to prevent relative rotation between the hinge member and the mount and a releasing position in which the stop mechanism is disengaged from the other of the hinge member and the mount to allow relative rotation between the hinge member and the mount.
194 Fluid flow controlling device and an incubator incorporating the same therein US787905 1997-01-23 US5971912A 1999-10-26 Naoki Honma; Shinichi Kobayashi; Keisuke Wakabayashi; Kazuo Matubara
A fluid flow controlling device having a working member capable of reciprocating in a tubular case. The working member comprises a pressure detecting portion to detect the pressure of a second fluid, which flows into the tubular case through a second inlet, and to move the working member forwards; and a valve element to decrease the opening of the first outlet in relation to the opening of the first inlet, through which the first fluid is led into the tubular case, in correspondence with the displacement of the working member. By the use of the above fluid flow controlling device, it becomes easy to control the quantity of the first fluid led into the tubular case in relation to that of the second fluid, and it becomes possible to sufficiently supplying the first fluid to the tubular case even when the second fluid is exhausted and cannot be supplied any more so long as the first fluid is not exhausted. Further, the above fluid flow controlling device has a simple structure, performs a reliable action, does not break easily, and is very durable.
195 Incubator US835658 1997-04-09 US5840010A 1998-11-24 Shinichi Kobayashi; Eiji Koike; Kazunori Miyagawa; Kazuo Matubara
Since a rest table for a baby's body can be moved between the inside and outside of a hood through the opening portion of the hood, a treatment for the baby's body can be performed after the rest table is pulled out midway to the outside of the hood. Since an air stream flowing downward along the opening portion from its upper portion can be injected, even while the rest table is pulled out midway to the outside of the hood, formation of an air curtain is not interfered with, and the air stream is supplied to the baby's body on the rest table as well. In spite that the treatment for the baby's body can be performed easily, changes in an atmosphere in the hood and in an atmosphere for the baby's body under treatment are small to decrease an adverse influence on the baby's body.
196 Infant incubator US835659 1997-04-09 US5797833A 1998-08-25 Shinichi Kobayashi; Eiji Koike; Kazuo Matubara
An infant incubator has a base for supporting a premature baby; a hood mounted on the base to provide an incubation chamber isolated from the atmosphere; a plurality of partition plates disposed along the inner surface of said hood to provide a plurality of air paths against said inner surface; a fan for circulating an air through said air paths; and a heater for heating said air, characterized by an air vessel for extending a distance between an inner surface of the hood and said partition plate to cause the circulating air to reduce its velocity. The air vessel is provided between a top plate of the hood and the upper partition plate.
197 Patient thermal support device US532963 1995-09-25 US5759149A 1998-06-02 Charles Goldberg; David C. Newkirk; William Olson; Michael M. Donnelly; Robert G. Moll; Alan Gutwillig
A patient support system having an environmentally controlled area over the patient including a frame with a patient support thereon and a moveable canopy thereover. The support is generally rectangular and is provided with a vertical fluid curtain at its perimeter on each of its four sides. The four vertical curtains are deflected inwardly by the canopy to provide the environmentally controlled area over the patient and with a fluid return to the perimeter to provide a closed fluid path. The air curtains can be heated and/or have water vapor added thereto. An infrared heater is provided in the canopy for a second source of heat. An integrated control system is also provided.
198 Draft shield for infant radiant warmer US527926 1995-09-14 US5649896A 1997-07-22 Barry E. Barsky
A infant radiant warmer having a bassinet assembly which includes a plurality of optically transparent electrothermal side panels surrounding a mattress assembly upon which a infant can be placed. The side panels serve both as radiant shields which reduce radiant heat losses from the infant and as sources of radiant heat which add to the warmth provided by an overhead infrared heater to the infant. This infant radiant warmer also has an optically transparent draft shield assembly which serves to maintain the environment of the bassinet assembly by inhibiting the effects of drafts, air-conditioning and disruptive temperatures in the atmosphere outside the bassinet assembly. Preferably, a humidifier is provided for humidifying the atmosphere within which the infant is placed.
199 Heated humidifier for incubator US583203 1996-01-04 US5616115A 1997-04-01 David A. Gloyd; Emigdio A. Uribe; Robert J. Koch; Harry E. Belsinger, Jr.
A heated humidifier for an infant incubator wherein the water in the water reservoir is heated by an active heater located above the surface of the water and a heat exchanger that transfers heat from the active heater and which extends downwardly to a point beneath the water surface to heat the water. In the preferred embodiment, the heat exchanger is an extruded member in the shape of an I-beam to transfer the heat from an electric heater above the surface of the water to heat the volume of water in the reservoir to create water vapor.
200 Heat controlled humidifier for infant incubator US260855 1994-06-15 US5539854A 1996-07-23 Thomas C. Jones; Harry E. Belsinger Jr.; Michael H. Mackin
A heated humidifier for an infant incubator wherein the flow of air through the humidifier that picks up water vapor from the surface of the water is controlled in response to the temperature of the heater used to heat the water. In the preferred embodiment, the heater is an active heater located above the surface of the water and includes an extruded heat exchanger that depends downwardly from the heater to below the level of the water. A thermal actuator is located in good heat transfer association with the extruded heat exchanger at a point above the surface of the water and that thermal actuator controls the position of a valve in the outlet of the humidifier.
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