ES2324447B1 - INCUBATOR FOR PREMATURE BABIES. - Google Patents

Abstract

Incubator for premature babies, which incorporates a system that allows the reproduction of sound inside the incubator and a light insulation system, controlled electronically through a control and processing module (1) of data, comprising a sound player system, ports USB communication for data transfer, one screen LCD touch, a sound meter receiver and a control device of the light insulation system.

Description

Incubator for premature babies.

Object of the invention

The present invention patent application It aims at an incubator for premature babies, which provides  the function to which it is intended, several advantages to be consigned later, apart from others inherent to your organization and Constitution.

Background of the invention

Currently and as a reference to the state of the technique, it should be mentioned that different models of baby incubators, to keep the baby in an environment Warm, moist and even sufficiently oxygenated.

However, these characteristics are not sufficient to establish the appropriate conditions in the case of It concerns premature babies.

This is so, since while it is true that a premature baby, has a low body weight, and its system of thermoregulation is usually ineffective, so this function is Essential in any incubator. The environment to which the premature baby, differs completely from the uterine environment, in which It is immersed, and it is not only thermal comfort that you need, since they exist around the admission of such a patient, a series of both physical and sensory stimuli, to which the new being has to face, therefore needing media added to the benefits of a baby incubator Classic supplies.

Painful stimuli are often inevitable, but where it is possible to intervene, it is at the level of sounds, alarms, lights and everything that the environment entails hostile hospital, as well as frequent manipulations, which They overstimulate the premature baby.

Music and any other external stimulus perceived by the senses is essential for the correct development of the newborn, especially in critical periods of growth and development, where external stimulation is basic.

Because it is a phenomenon so entrenched in the man since its origins, the musical fact knows no limits or borders, colors or creeds, eras or languages, and has permeated with its echoes all areas of human action, works so powerfully about the most intimate of man, and is so completely and deeply understood as a universal language, whose clarity exceeds even At the same intuition.

During the 80s and 90s the magazines scientists from around the world began publishing studies that they showed that music really modifies the structure of brain in the development of the fetus; that babies recognize and they prefer the music they first heard in the belly of their mother; that half an hour of music therapy improves the immune system functioning in children.

Scientists have worked tirelessly to test the hypotheses that underlie the idea that the fetus hey, react to the sound, and learn from it. For the results of his works, it is now known that:

The ear is the first sensory organ that is develops inside the uterus

The auditory system begins to work in three Four months before birth.

Between 28 and 30 weeks of gestation, the fetus begins to react to outside sounds through changes in Heart rate and behavior.

Certain sounds may affect the structure and functioning of the auditory system of the fetus.

Familiarization with concrete sounds before from birth could induce a special sensitivity to, a recognition of, and even a preference for those sounds after birth.

Therefore, the human fetus is able to learn to a degree that can influence your behavior later of being born

In the opinion of many researchers, this fact that unborn babies already listen, learn and remember the  music and sounds, you can take advantage to stimulate your development, and maybe even to minimize certain developmental delays, making them listen to music before born, and that is why the present invention will lead to the newly born, multiple benefits, since it could be approached in addition to the music, the previously recorded voices of their parents, sounds that the premature baby recognizes on the other hand, since they are the first ones he has heard in his intrauterine life, doing for other part to parents participating in the care of their child, in a such a difficult period for them.

What goes well for babies born at the end of the nine months of gestation is even more essential for babies premature babies and newborns who are in the units neonatals, both inside and outside intensive care.

Therefore, the objective of this invention is the introduction of neutralizing elements of some mode, the mentioned stimuli, through pleasant stimuli trying to make your stay more quiet and comfortable, with three fundamental objectives:

Neutralize noise through sound organized either by music broadcast, nature sounds, parent's voice, etc.

Control the level of sound within the incubator itself through a sound meter, which would avoid overexpose the baby to sound stimuli.

And control the brightness to which it is subjected to baby inside the incubator, by light insulation.

Description of the invention

The incubator for premature babies, object of The present invention incorporates a control module and MCP data processing, located at ground level of approximately 150 cm., in order to make your handling. It is also important that it be as separate possible from the walls of the incubator for better visibility, greater handling comfort and to avoid disturbing your tenant, because the MCP has a built-in light alarm and sound

The MCP consists of:

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A navigation program It allows to control and configure the following sound player parameters: intensity or volume, cycle, duration and type of sound.

Also allows Control the light insulation system.

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A LCD touch screen and a rotary knob. Through these elements the use of the MCP becomes very easy and convenient, Thanks to the intuitive navigation program.

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A sound player equipment composed of the sound player integrated into the MCP, two speakers attached to the inner side of two of the walls of the incubator and the corresponding wiring between the MCP and the speakers, through the program navigation.

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A USB input port that allows data exchange between the MCP and the device used.

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A alarm composed of a loudspeaker, a luminous zone (located in the MCP) and a sound level meter located inside the incubator and connected through a cable to the MCP, to control the level of decibels inside the incubator. This alarm is composed of a luminous zone and a loudspeaker that are activated when reaching the limit of programmed decibels, emitting a sound and a light flashing, to indicate that the maximum level of decibels recommended inside the incubator.

Another improvement is a system of light insulation consisting of converting the cover or cover top of the aforementioned opaque convertible deck incubator, through a double deck system, by inserting an opaque curtain or blind, which may or may not be closed depending on the needs, the roof of it, to avoid the lights direct on the newborn and guarantee a sleep pattern effective.

Light pollution is of course a factor to consider within the neonatal units, in the that babies are exposed to light 24 hours a day, with the consequent alteration in its resting pattern. In most of the cases without any type of cover and if there is usually some cotton sneakers or at most a green cloth above, while that by providing the incubator with the exposed improvement, they are achieved reduce brightness levels at least during the night hours, since you have to keep in mind that a fluorescent tube has between 520 and 796 luxes and a focus 768 luxes approximately, and it is this type of light that is usually used in the services of neonatology, while a sunny day emits more than 1500 lux at the atmosphere and also at certain times of the day, and depending on of the incubator orientation, it is necessary to filter the light intensity

To complement the description that then it will be done and in order to help a better understanding of its characteristics, is accompanied by this description, of a set of planes in whose figures, of form illustrative and not limiting, the details are represented significant of the invention.

Brief description of the figures

Figure 1. Shows a schematic view in perspective of a practical embodiment of the invention.

Description of an embodiment of the invention

In view of the commented figure and agree with the numbering adopted, an example can be observed in it  of illustrative and non-limiting embodiment of the invention, which it consists of an incubator for premature babies, in which the reference (1) indicates a data control and processing module MCP, with PLC card for controlling inputs and outputs (motor, sensors, etc.), comprising an LCD touch screen, a sound player, a sound meter receiver, a few ports of USB communication (data transfer) and an opening control and closing an opaque cover; reference (2) indicates a speaker; the reference (3) a sound meter receiver (meter decibels); the reference (4) the wiring; the reference (5) a electronically motorized opaque cover system; and the reference (6) the incubator assembly.

The invention, within its essentiality, may be put into practice in other embodiments that differ in detail from that indicated by way of example in the description, and which will also achieve the protection that is collected. It may therefore be done in any shape and size, and with the most appropriate materials and means, to keep all this included in the spirit of the claims.

Claims (4)

1. Incubator for premature babies, essentially characterized in that it incorporates a system that allows the reproduction of sound inside the incubator and a light isolation system, electronically controlled by means of a data control and processing module (1), which comprises a Sound player system, USB communication ports for data transfer, an LCD touch screen, a sound level meter receiver and a luminous isolation system control device. 2. Incubator for premature babies, according to claim 1, characterized in that the sound reproductive system comprises a sound player, one or two speakers (2) and the corresponding wiring (4). 3. Incubator for premature babies, according to claim 1, characterized in that the light insulation system comprises an electronic device that folds and unfolds an opaque curtain or blind (5), through the data control and processing module. 4. Incubator for premature babies, according to claim 1, characterized in that the control and data processing module is capable of controlling the intensity or volume of the sound, having a safety system comprising a sound level meter (3) connected to the module control and data processing and is located inside the incubator, preventing all types of sound from reproducing above an adequate maximum level of decibels; the cycle and duration of the sound; the type of sound; and the light insulation system.