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US 2014/0212329 A1Published application
Incubator with air purification
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsJeroen Veen, Alberto Fazzi, Ganesan Ramachandran
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Abstract
Systems and methods for air purification within an incubator using germicidal irradiation from an ultra-violet (UV) light source that is integrated in a path from ambient air into the cavity of an incubator.
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An incubator system configured to purify air, comprising:
- a plurality of walls and a base, the base supporting the walls, the base and walls forming a cavity, wherein the base and/or one or more of the wails provide
- a first path from ambient air into the cavity;
- a first ultra-violet light source arranged along the first path and configured such that, responsive to the first UV light source being activated, the first UV light source provides germicidal irradiation of air within the first path, and such that UV radiation emitted from the first UV light source substantially does not impinge on an infant within the cavity;
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A method for purifying air within an incubator system, comprising:
- guiding ambient air into a cavity using a first path provided by a base of the cavity and/or one or more walls of the cavity, the cavity configured to support an infant;
- emitting UV radiation using a first ultra-violet light source;
- providing the emitted UV radiation to the first path to provide germicidal irradiation of air within the first path, such that UV radiation emitted from the first UV light source substantially does not impinge on an area to be occupied by the infant within the cavity;
- emitting UV radiation using a second UV light source;
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- providing the emitted UV radiation from the second UV light source to the cavity to provide germicidal irradiation within the cavity.
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A system configured for purifying air within an incubator system, the system comprising:
- means for forming a cavity;
- means for guiding ambient air into the cavity;
- means for providing germicidal irradiation of air within the means for guiding ambient air into the cavity, responsive to the means for providing germicidal irradiation of air being activated, such that UV radiation emitted by the means for providing germicidal irradiation of air substantially does not impinge on an infant within the cavity;
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- second means for providing germicidal irradiation within the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.