Omniblanket for infant warming and increased efficiency phototherapy
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsNagapriya Kavoori Sethumadhavan, Steven Falk
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Abstract
A blanket for use in phototherapy treatment integrates a phototherapy element for delivering phototherapy to a patient placed on the blanket and a heating element for warming the patient. In one example, the phototherapy element includes a light emitting panel made from woven optical fibers and the heating element includes a heating wire secured to the light emitting panel. In another example, both phototherapy and warming are provided by a woven optical fiber panel. Blue light is emitted from the panel for phototherapy and infrared light is emitted from the panel for warming.
Claims20
A blanket for use in phototherapy treatment, the blanket comprising:
- a phototherapy element configured to deliver phototherapy to a patient placed on the blanket;
- and
- a heating element configured to warm the patient based on a temperature of the patient.
A device for phototherapy treatment, the device comprising:
- a blanket comprising:
- a phototherapy element configured to deliver phototherapy to a patient placed on the blanket;
- and
- a heating element configured to warm the patient;
- a controller comprising:
- a phototherapy controller configured to control operation of the phototherapy element;
- and
- a heating controller configured to control operation of the heating element;
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- a power supply configured to supply power to the phototherapy element and the heating element.
A method for providing phototherapy treatment, the method comprising:
- providing a blanket, the blanket comprising:
- a phototherapy element configured to deliver phototherapy;
- and
- a heating element configured to warm the patient;
- delivering phototherapy to a patient placed on the blanket with the phototherapy element;
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- warming the patient with the heating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.