Active thermo-regulated neonatal transportable incubator
AssigneeAspect Imaging Ltd.
InventorUri Rapoport
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Abstract
The present invention provides an elongated active thermo-regulated neonatal transportable incubator (ANTI), having a main longitudinal axis with a proximal end and an opposite distal end comprising adjacent to at least one of the ends a temperature regulating vent (TRV). The TRV is configured to stream air from one end towards the opposite end substantially along the axis, and the ANTI is configured, by means of size and shape, to accommodate the neonate in parallel to the axis. Further the ANTI can be configured by means of size shape and material to at least partially inserted into an MRD having an open bore in its longitudinal axis, further accommodating the neonate parallel to the MRD bore. An incubator with a temperature regulating vent located outside the incubator and its base.
Claims16
An elongated active thermo-regulated neonatal transportable incubator (ANTI), having a main longitudinal axis with a proximal end and an opposite distal end, said ANTI comprising:
- a temperature regulating vent (TRV) adjacent to at least one of said ends and including an air moving device for generating a stream of air, said air moving device having an output, wherein the stream of air at the output of the air moving device is substantially parallel to the main longitudinal axis and directed from one end towards the opposite end within said ANTI;
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- at least one air recycling mechanism (ARM) for recycling air from said opposite end to said TRV, said ARM comprising a tube connecting between said opposite end and said TRV, said tube comprising an opening for drawing fresh air from the surroundings of the ANTI,
- wherein said tube further comprises an air flow regulator for controlling a ratio between the amounts of recycled air and fresh air flowing into the ANTI,
- wherein the ANTI is closable such that when closed, at least one portion of said ANTI is dimensioned to fit an open bore of a magnetic resonance device (MRD) comprising permanent magnet installations with main magnets stationed above and below a patient location in the bore.
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