Claims
- 1. An infant care unit comprising a platform on which an infant may rests, a vertically telescoping arm supporting a retractable canopy at various heights to cover the infant, a heater overlying the platform to directly radiate heat to the platform on which the infant may rest when the canopy is retracted, and the heater being configured and controlled to directly radiate heat onto the canopy when it is covering the infant to reduce radiation from the infant to the canopy.
- 2. The infant care unit of claim 1, wherein an isolation chamber within which the infant may rest is formed by the canopy and the platform, and wherein the heater is positioned outside the isolation chamber.
- 3. The infant care unit of claim 2, wherein the heater is positioned above the canopy when the canopy is in the use position.
- 4. The infant care unit of claim 2, further comprising a monitor control for the infant care unit including a sensor for determining the temperature within the isolation chamber.
- 5. The infant care unit of claim 1, wherein the canopy has a top panel and the heater is directed to the top panel.
- 6. The infant care unit of claim 1, wherein the canopy comprises an infrared-absorbing material applied thereon and the heater is a radiant heater directed toward the canopy.
- 7. The infant care unit of claim 1, wherein the canopy is movable relative to the platform between a use position covering the infant and a retracted position.
- 8. The infant care unit of claim 1, further comprising a monitor control for the infant care unit including a sensor coupled to the canopy for determining the temperature of the canopy.
- 9. The infant care unit of claim 1, further comprising a monitor control for the infant care unit including a sensor for determining the temperature of the infant.
- 10. The infant care unit of claim 1, further comprising one or more heaters to heat the canopy.
- 11. An infant care unit comprising: a support for an infant, a heater supported above the support to directly radiate heat to the infant, and a canopy moveably supported on the heater to a first position directly below the heater to cover the infant to provide a controlled environment and to a retracted position away from the first position allowing the heater to directly warm the infant, the heater being configured to directly warm the canopy to reduce radiation heat loss from the infant when the canopy is in the first position.
- 12. The infant care unit of claim 11, wherein the heater is positioned outside the controlled environment and directed to the canopy.
- 13. The infant care unit of claim 11, wherein the canopy comprises two portions, each movable between the first position to form the controlled environment and the retracted position to expose the infant.
- 14. The infant care unit of claim 13, wherein the heater is configured to warm the infant when the two portions are moved to the retracted position.
- 15. An infant care unit comprisinga platform on which an infant may rest, a moveable canopy having an infrared absorbing panel supported above the platform and moveable to a first position cooperating with the platform to define a chamber, and heater supported above the platform and configured to directly warm the canopy when the canopy is moved to the first position, and means to retract the canopy from the first position to allow the heater to directly heat an infant who may rest on the platform.
- 16. The infant care unit of claim 15, wherein the canopy is movable relative to the platform, and the heater moves with the canopy when the canopy moves relative to the platform.
- 17. The infant care unit of claim 16, wherein the canopy is movable independent of the heater between a use position and a retracted position.
- 18. The infant care unit of claim 17, wherein the canopy comprises two portions, each movable independent of the heater between the use position and the retracted position.
- 19. The infant care unit of claim 17, wherein the heater is directed toward the infant when the canopy is in the retracted position.
- 20. An infant care unit comprising a platform on which an infant may rest, a heater, a canopy having an upper portion over the platform and moveable to cover the platform from a position at least partially above the heater, the heater controlled to direct heat to a top surface of an upper portion of the canopy to warm the upper portion when the canopy covers the platform and wherein the top surface faces away from the platform.
- 21. The infant care unit of claim 10 wherein the canopy has at least two separate parts, each pivotedly mounted for movement between a retracted position and the position covering the platform.
RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is based upon U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/170,066, filed Dec. 10, 1999, the complete disclosure of which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference.
US Referenced Citations (16)
Foreign Referenced Citations (3)
Number |
Date |
Country |
0 291 195 |
Nov 1988 |
EP |
0 308 093 |
Mar 1989 |
EP |
9711663 |
Apr 1997 |
WO |
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
Entry |
Ohmeda, The Ohio IC Incubator, Date Unknown. |
Provisional Applications (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
|
60/170066 |
Dec 1999 |
US |