Rotary latch for porthole door of an incubator

A neonatal incubator system for use with an infant comprising:

• an enclosure configured to create a chamber around the infant, the enclosure including:
• a plurality of side panels;
• at least one porthole formed in one of the plurality of side panels;
• a porthole door associated with each of the portholes, the porthole door being movable between a closed position and an open position;
• a rotary latch movable between a latched position in which the rotary latch secures the porthole door in the closed position and an unlatched position in which the porthole door is movable to the open position, the rotary latch including:
• a base having a contact surface that contacts the side panel;
• a control knob that is received on the base, wherein the control knob is rotatable about the base between the latched and unlatched positions;
• and
• a bias spring positioned between the base and the control knob to bias the control knob toward the latched position,
• wherein when the rotary latch rotates from the latched position to the unlatched position, the rotary latch contacts the porthole door and moves the porthole door away from the closed position.

A rotary latch for use with a neonatal incubator system for use with an infant including an enclosure configured to create a chamber around the infant having a plurality of side panels having at least one porthole and an associated porthole door movable between a closed position and an open position, the rotary latch comprising:

• a base having a contact surface that contacts the side panel;
• a control knob that is received on the base, wherein the control knob is rotatable about the base between a latched position and an unlatch position;
• and
• a bias spring positioned between the base and the control knob to bias the control knob toward the latched position,
• wherein when the rotary latch rotates from the latched position to the unlatched position, the rotary latch is configured to contact the porthole door and move the porthole door away from the closed position.