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US 2006/0079730 A1Published application
Cover for infant incubator
OwnerJane Getslainventor
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Abstract
An infant incubator cover has a coverable opening located through the top portion of the incubator cover. A cover panel is locatable over the opening to allow the user to cover and uncover the opening. The incubator cover may be held in place by using straps or bands to securely fasten the cover to the incubator, while allowing the panel to be removed or folded back to allow access to the infant.
Claims20
An incubator cover for covering an infant incubator containing an infant, comprising:
- a flexible incubator cover body;
- an access opening formed in said cover body, said access opening located to allow access to an infant located within the infant incubator;
- and a cover panel sized and configured to cover said access opening,
- wherein said cover panel has an open position and a covering position,
- wherein, when said cover panel is in said open position, said access opening is visible,
- and wherein, when said cover panel is in said covering position, said cover panel entirely covers said access opening.
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In combination:
- an incubator;
- and an incubator cover including:
- a flexible incubator cover body,
- an access opening formed in said cover body, said access opening located to allow access to an infant located within the infant incubator,
- at least one connector configured to connect said cover body to the infant incubator,
- and a cover panel sized and configured to intermittently cover and uncover said access opening.
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A method of treating an infant in an incubator, comprising the steps of:
- (a) placing an infant in an incubator;
- (b) covering at least an upper portion of the incubator with a flexible incubator cover having a body and a cover panel;
- (c) adjusting the cover panel of said incubator cover to reveal an access opening;
- (d) and readjusting the cover panel to cover said access opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.