CA2046855A1 - Incubator with remote control and display module - Google Patents
Incubator with remote control and display moduleInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G11/00—Baby-incubators; Couveuses
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G11/00—Baby-incubators; Couveuses
- A61G11/005—Baby-incubators; Couveuses with movable walls, e.g. for accessing the inside, removable walls
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G11/00—Baby-incubators; Couveuses
- A61G11/009—Baby-incubators; Couveuses with hand insertion windows, e.g. in the walls
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S248/00—Supports
- Y10S248/917—Video display screen support
- Y10S248/919—Adjustably orientable video screen support
Abstract
An infant incubator in which the controls and displays are provided in a module which is in proximity to but spaced from and above the hood of the incubator at generally the eye-level of a standing adult.
Description
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The present invention relates, in yeneral, to infant incubators and, in particular, to an infant incubator having a control and display module posi~ioned for easier access and better viewing than provided by currently known incubators.
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delicate or sick infant. The incubator isolates the infant from the outside atmosphere which might be the source of infections or which might be inad~quate to aid the infant in overcoming his difficulty.
Infant incubators generally are provided with control means for adjusting the environment within the incubator (i.e., the temperature, humidity, and oxygen content of the atmosphere within the incubator) and displa~ means for indicating the conditions of the environment within the incubator and the condition of an infant positioned within the incubator (i.e., res-piration rate and skin t~mperature). All known incubators have the controls and displays mounted on the front of the base of the incubator and below the hood. This location of the controls and displays is inconvenient ~o those attending to the care of an infant within the incubator. One must bend down to read the displays ~nd, when the front door of the incubator is open to provide complete access to an infantO one mus~ work around the open front door. In addition, in order to observe the displays which indi-cate the conditions within the incubator and the condi-tion of the infant, one must be right at the incubator and cannot observe these displays from a remote loca-tion.
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~3--isclQ~r~ Qf In~n~i~n An incubator, constructed in accordance with the present invention, includes a base having an infant support and a hood mounted on the base and adapted to enclose the infant supportO ~lso included are air conditioning means for developing conditioned air with-in the base and below the infant support and for circu-lating the conditioned air from below the infant sup-port into the hood and returning air from the hood to below the infant support~ This incubator further includes first sensing means for developing signals representative of the conditions of the environment within the hood and second sensing means for developing signals representative of the condition of an infant positioned within the hood. A control and display module is provided for ~1) controlling the environment within the hood and (2) displaying the conditions of the environment within the hood and the condition of an infant within the hood. The control and display module is mounted at a position in proximity to but spaced from and above the hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult. Also included are means for transmit-ting and receiving signals between the control and display module and: (1) the air conditioning means ~o control the environment within the hood, and (2) the fir~t and the second sensing means to display the conditio~s of the environment within the hood and the condition of an infant positioned within the hood.
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Referring to the drawing:
Figure 1 is a front, perspective view of an infant incubator constructed in accorclance with the present invention; and Figure 2 is a rear perspective view showing the manner in which the control and display module of the incubator is mounted on the base of the incubator.
U.S. Patent No. 3,335,713 is incorporated herein by reference to supplement the disclosure of various components of an incubator, the details of 2~ which do not form a part of the present inven~ion.
Ref erring to the drawing, an incubator, con-structed in ~ccordance with ~he present invention, includes a ba~e 1~ having an infant support 12 and a hood 14 mounted on base 10 and adapted to enclose infant support 12. Also included in the incubator are air conditioning means for developing conditioned air within base 10 and below infant support 12 and for circulating the conditioned air fro~ below the infant W'' ~'`,"`,7~ s'~ .1!i9~ 7~.
- - -support into hood 14 and returning air from the hood to below the infant support. For additional details on an infant ~upport which can be used and the apparatus for developing and circulating conditioned air, reference is made to U.S. Patent No. 3,335,713.
An incubator, constructed in accordance with the present invention, also includes first sensing means for developing signals representative of the conditions of the environment within hood 14 and second sensing means for developing signals representative of the condition of an infant positioned within the hood.
The first sensing means can include, for example, a thermometer positione~ at an appropriate location with-in hood 14 for developing a signal representative of the temperature within the hood. The second sensing means can include, for example, a skin temperature probe attached to the infant for developing a signal representative of the temperature of the infant. For additional details on the various sensors which can be used to monitor the incubator conditions and the condi-tion of the infant, reference is made to U.S. Patent No. 3,335,713.
An incubator, constructed in accordance with the present invention, fuxther includes a control and display module 16 for controlling the environment with hood 14 and displaying the conditions of the environ-ment within the hood and the condition of an infant ^~V~iUYIII L~ 3 ~J~ ~ B/-within the hood. Control and display module 16 has a plurality of controls 18 which can control, for example, the temperature, humidity, oxygen content and circulation rate of the conditioned air which is intro-duced into hood 14. Control and display module 16 also has a plurality of displays 20 which can display the various parameters of the hood environment and the physical condition of the infant. The circuitry for effecting the desired controls and developing the desired displays can be of conventional ConstrUCtiOn and operation.
Control and display module 16 is positioned in proximity to but spaced from and above hood 14 a~
generally the eye-level of a standing adult. The posi-tioning of control and display module 16 is such that it i5 clear of movement of hood 14 as the hood is pivoted to an open position about an axis extending along the rear side of base 10.
As shown most clearly in Figure 2, control and display module 16 is moun~ed by means of a ver-tically disposed post 22 which is attached at its lower end to base 10 and has the control and display module attached to its upper end. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, control and display module l6 is mounted for pivotal movement about a vertical axis. As a result, the control and display module can be posi-tioned to suit the needs of thofie attending the infant W~ JY~ J ~ 3 g ~ ~3 r~J;tJ;~;wz~/~
in the incubator as they treat the in:Eant or monitor the infant and the incubator conditions f rom a remote location~
Control and display module 16 is attached to post 22 by means of a support arm 24 which is attached to the post, a bracket 26 to which the control and display module is attached, and a sleeve 28 which extends through vertically ali~ned openings in the support arm and the bracket and defines the vertical axis about which the control and display module pivots.
A locking mechanism is provided to fix the position of control and display module 16. For the em~odiment of the invention illustrated, this locking mechanism includes a release latch 30 attached to bracke~ 26 for pivotal movement toward and away from 5upport arm 24. Release latch 30 carries a pin 32 which is movable into and out from a series of openings 34 in support arm 24 as the release latch is moved toward and away from the support arm. A 1 eaf spring 36, attached to brack~t 26 and bearing against rel ease latch 30, urges the rel ease latch toward support arm 24, so ~hat pin 3~, carried by the release latch~ will enter one of the openings 34 and lock control and display module 16 in place. To move the control and display module, release latch 30 is moved away from support arm 24 against the action of leaf spring 36 to retract pin 32 from opening 34. While pin 32 is clear ~YVi~3/~ ~ r~ 2 r~ f~t~ n~
of any opening 34, control and display module 16 can be moved to the desired position nd when release latch 30 is released, pin 32 can entPr an opening 34 at the new position of the control and display module.
Also included in an incubator, constructed in accordance with the present invention, are means for transmitting and receiving signals between control and display mouule 16 and the air conditioning means and the first and second sensing means. Such means include wires 38 which extend between a connector 40 in base 10 and control and display module 16. The sensors in hood 14 and on the infant and the air conditioning means are electriGally connected to connector 40 in the usual lS manner. In this way, controls lB on the control and display module control the operation of the air condi-tioning means to control the environment within hood 14 and displays 20 on the control and display module display the conditions of the environment within the hood and the condition of an infant positioned within the hood. For the embodiment of the invention illus-trated, post 22 is hollow and wires 38 extend from base 10 through ~he post. Wires 38 exit pos~ 22 and extend beneath support arm 24 and up through sleeve 28 to control and displ ay module 160 While in the foregoing there has been des-cribed a preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be understood to those ~killed in the art that v 3~Jv7 "; 7 fl ~ P~ lSD~'!~'2?~
_g_ various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the true spirit and scope of this invention.
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1. An incubator comprising:
a base having an in~ant support;
a hood mounted on saicl base and adapted to enclose said infant support;
air conditioning means for developing conditioned air within said base and below said infant support and for circulating conditioned air from below said infant support into said hood and returning air from said hood to below said infant support;
first sensing means for develop:ing sig-nals representative of the conditions oE the environ-ment within said hood;
second sensing means for dPveloping signals representative of the condition of an infant positioned within said hood;
a control and display module for:
(1) controlling the environment within said hood, and ~2) displaying ~he conditions of the environment within said hood and the condition of an infant positioned within said hood;
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mounti ng means f or posi ti oni ng said control and display modulP in proxim;ity to but spaced from and above said hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult;
and means for transmi~:ting and receiving signals between said control and display module and:
(1) said air conditioning means to control the environ-ment within said hoo~, and (2) said first and said second sensing means to display the conditions of the environment within said hood and the condition of an infant positioned within said hood.
2. An incubator according to claim 1 wherein said mounting means include:
(a) a vertically disposed post, (b) means for attaching the lower endof said post to said base, and (c) means at the upper end of said post f or attaching said control and display module to said pos~.
W~J Y~ UiVU?57 3. An incubator according to claim 2 wherein said hood i5 attached to said base for pivotal movement of said hood about an axis e~tending along the rear side of said base and said control and display module is mounted to be clear of pivotal movement of said hood.
10 ' 4. An incubator according to claim 2 wherein said means for attaching said control and dis-play module to said post include means for pivoting said control and display module about a vertical axis.
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IN~DBATOR ~U~a 8~Q~ ~Q~BQh ~ nISPLAY ~S~
TechniGal EiQl~
The present invention relates, in yeneral, to infant incubators and, in particular, to an infant incubator having a control and display module posi~ioned for easier access and better viewing than provided by currently known incubators.
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An incubator i~ a medical unit which provides a controlled environment ~or a premature or otherwise w~rYViV~//; 2 ~ r~ IiuS~v;~
delicate or sick infant. The incubator isolates the infant from the outside atmosphere which might be the source of infections or which might be inad~quate to aid the infant in overcoming his difficulty.
Infant incubators generally are provided with control means for adjusting the environment within the incubator (i.e., the temperature, humidity, and oxygen content of the atmosphere within the incubator) and displa~ means for indicating the conditions of the environment within the incubator and the condition of an infant positioned within the incubator (i.e., res-piration rate and skin t~mperature). All known incubators have the controls and displays mounted on the front of the base of the incubator and below the hood. This location of the controls and displays is inconvenient ~o those attending to the care of an infant within the incubator. One must bend down to read the displays ~nd, when the front door of the incubator is open to provide complete access to an infantO one mus~ work around the open front door. In addition, in order to observe the displays which indi-cate the conditions within the incubator and the condi-tion of the infant, one must be right at the incubator and cannot observe these displays from a remote loca-tion.
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~3--isclQ~r~ Qf In~n~i~n An incubator, constructed in accordance with the present invention, includes a base having an infant support and a hood mounted on the base and adapted to enclose the infant supportO ~lso included are air conditioning means for developing conditioned air with-in the base and below the infant support and for circu-lating the conditioned air from below the infant sup-port into the hood and returning air from the hood to below the infant support~ This incubator further includes first sensing means for developing signals representative of the conditions of the environment within the hood and second sensing means for developing signals representative of the condition of an infant positioned within the hood. A control and display module is provided for ~1) controlling the environment within the hood and (2) displaying the conditions of the environment within the hood and the condition of an infant within the hood. The control and display module is mounted at a position in proximity to but spaced from and above the hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult. Also included are means for transmit-ting and receiving signals between the control and display module and: (1) the air conditioning means ~o control the environment within the hood, and (2) the fir~t and the second sensing means to display the conditio~s of the environment within the hood and the condition of an infant positioned within the hood.
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Referring to the drawing:
Figure 1 is a front, perspective view of an infant incubator constructed in accorclance with the present invention; and Figure 2 is a rear perspective view showing the manner in which the control and display module of the incubator is mounted on the base of the incubator.
U.S. Patent No. 3,335,713 is incorporated herein by reference to supplement the disclosure of various components of an incubator, the details of 2~ which do not form a part of the present inven~ion.
Ref erring to the drawing, an incubator, con-structed in ~ccordance with ~he present invention, includes a ba~e 1~ having an infant support 12 and a hood 14 mounted on base 10 and adapted to enclose infant support 12. Also included in the incubator are air conditioning means for developing conditioned air within base 10 and below infant support 12 and for circulating the conditioned air fro~ below the infant W'' ~'`,"`,7~ s'~ .1!i9~ 7~.
- - -support into hood 14 and returning air from the hood to below the infant support. For additional details on an infant ~upport which can be used and the apparatus for developing and circulating conditioned air, reference is made to U.S. Patent No. 3,335,713.
An incubator, constructed in accordance with the present invention, also includes first sensing means for developing signals representative of the conditions of the environment within hood 14 and second sensing means for developing signals representative of the condition of an infant positioned within the hood.
The first sensing means can include, for example, a thermometer positione~ at an appropriate location with-in hood 14 for developing a signal representative of the temperature within the hood. The second sensing means can include, for example, a skin temperature probe attached to the infant for developing a signal representative of the temperature of the infant. For additional details on the various sensors which can be used to monitor the incubator conditions and the condi-tion of the infant, reference is made to U.S. Patent No. 3,335,713.
An incubator, constructed in accordance with the present invention, fuxther includes a control and display module 16 for controlling the environment with hood 14 and displaying the conditions of the environ-ment within the hood and the condition of an infant ^~V~iUYIII L~ 3 ~J~ ~ B/-within the hood. Control and display module 16 has a plurality of controls 18 which can control, for example, the temperature, humidity, oxygen content and circulation rate of the conditioned air which is intro-duced into hood 14. Control and display module 16 also has a plurality of displays 20 which can display the various parameters of the hood environment and the physical condition of the infant. The circuitry for effecting the desired controls and developing the desired displays can be of conventional ConstrUCtiOn and operation.
Control and display module 16 is positioned in proximity to but spaced from and above hood 14 a~
generally the eye-level of a standing adult. The posi-tioning of control and display module 16 is such that it i5 clear of movement of hood 14 as the hood is pivoted to an open position about an axis extending along the rear side of base 10.
As shown most clearly in Figure 2, control and display module 16 is moun~ed by means of a ver-tically disposed post 22 which is attached at its lower end to base 10 and has the control and display module attached to its upper end. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, control and display module l6 is mounted for pivotal movement about a vertical axis. As a result, the control and display module can be posi-tioned to suit the needs of thofie attending the infant W~ JY~ J ~ 3 g ~ ~3 r~J;tJ;~;wz~/~
in the incubator as they treat the in:Eant or monitor the infant and the incubator conditions f rom a remote location~
Control and display module 16 is attached to post 22 by means of a support arm 24 which is attached to the post, a bracket 26 to which the control and display module is attached, and a sleeve 28 which extends through vertically ali~ned openings in the support arm and the bracket and defines the vertical axis about which the control and display module pivots.
A locking mechanism is provided to fix the position of control and display module 16. For the em~odiment of the invention illustrated, this locking mechanism includes a release latch 30 attached to bracke~ 26 for pivotal movement toward and away from 5upport arm 24. Release latch 30 carries a pin 32 which is movable into and out from a series of openings 34 in support arm 24 as the release latch is moved toward and away from the support arm. A 1 eaf spring 36, attached to brack~t 26 and bearing against rel ease latch 30, urges the rel ease latch toward support arm 24, so ~hat pin 3~, carried by the release latch~ will enter one of the openings 34 and lock control and display module 16 in place. To move the control and display module, release latch 30 is moved away from support arm 24 against the action of leaf spring 36 to retract pin 32 from opening 34. While pin 32 is clear ~YVi~3/~ ~ r~ 2 r~ f~t~ n~
of any opening 34, control and display module 16 can be moved to the desired position nd when release latch 30 is released, pin 32 can entPr an opening 34 at the new position of the control and display module.
Also included in an incubator, constructed in accordance with the present invention, are means for transmitting and receiving signals between control and display mouule 16 and the air conditioning means and the first and second sensing means. Such means include wires 38 which extend between a connector 40 in base 10 and control and display module 16. The sensors in hood 14 and on the infant and the air conditioning means are electriGally connected to connector 40 in the usual lS manner. In this way, controls lB on the control and display module control the operation of the air condi-tioning means to control the environment within hood 14 and displays 20 on the control and display module display the conditions of the environment within the hood and the condition of an infant positioned within the hood. For the embodiment of the invention illus-trated, post 22 is hollow and wires 38 extend from base 10 through ~he post. Wires 38 exit pos~ 22 and extend beneath support arm 24 and up through sleeve 28 to control and displ ay module 160 While in the foregoing there has been des-cribed a preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be understood to those ~killed in the art that v 3~Jv7 "; 7 fl ~ P~ lSD~'!~'2?~
_g_ various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the true spirit and scope of this invention.
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1. An incubator comprising:
a base having an in~ant support;
a hood mounted on saicl base and adapted to enclose said infant support;
air conditioning means for developing conditioned air within said base and below said infant support and for circulating conditioned air from below said infant support into said hood and returning air from said hood to below said infant support;
first sensing means for develop:ing sig-nals representative of the conditions oE the environ-ment within said hood;
second sensing means for dPveloping signals representative of the condition of an infant positioned within said hood;
a control and display module for:
(1) controlling the environment within said hood, and ~2) displaying ~he conditions of the environment within said hood and the condition of an infant positioned within said hood;
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mounti ng means f or posi ti oni ng said control and display modulP in proxim;ity to but spaced from and above said hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult;
and means for transmi~:ting and receiving signals between said control and display module and:
(1) said air conditioning means to control the environ-ment within said hoo~, and (2) said first and said second sensing means to display the conditions of the environment within said hood and the condition of an infant positioned within said hood.
2. An incubator according to claim 1 wherein said mounting means include:
(a) a vertically disposed post, (b) means for attaching the lower endof said post to said base, and (c) means at the upper end of said post f or attaching said control and display module to said pos~.
W~J Y~ UiVU?57 3. An incubator according to claim 2 wherein said hood i5 attached to said base for pivotal movement of said hood about an axis e~tending along the rear side of said base and said control and display module is mounted to be clear of pivotal movement of said hood.
10 ' 4. An incubator according to claim 2 wherein said means for attaching said control and dis-play module to said post include means for pivoting said control and display module about a vertical axis.
5. An incubator according to claim 3 wherein said means for aktaching said control and dis-play module to said post include means for pivoting said control and aisplay module about a vertical axisc 6. An incu~ator according ~o claim 2 wherein said post is hollow and said means for trans-mitting and receiving said signals include wires extending from said base through said post to said control and display module.
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7. An incubator according to claim 5 wherein said means for pivoting saicl control and dis-play module include:
(a) a support arm attached to said post, and (b) a bracket mounted on said sup-: port arm for pivotal movement relative to said support arm and to which said control and display module is attached.
(a) a support arm attached to said post, and (b) a bracket mounted on said sup-: port arm for pivotal movement relative to said support arm and to which said control and display module is attached.
8. An incubator according to claim 7 wherein said means for pivoting said control and dis-play module further include means ~or locking said bracket at a selec ed pivotal position.
9. An incubator according to claim 8 wherein said means ~or locking ~aid bracket include:
~5 (a) a series of openings in said support arm, ''r7''J ~ViVY/ /i ~ 7 (b) a rel ease latch mourl~:ed for move-ment toward and away f r o~n said series of openings and having a pin movable into and out from said openings, and (c) means for urging said release latch toward said series of openi ngs .
~5 (a) a series of openings in said support arm, ''r7''J ~ViVY/ /i ~ 7 (b) a rel ease latch mourl~:ed for move-ment toward and away f r o~n said series of openings and having a pin movable into and out from said openings, and (c) means for urging said release latch toward said series of openi ngs .
10~ An incubator according to claim 9 wherein said support arm and said bracket have ver-tically aligned openings and said means for pivoting said controls and display module further include a sleeve extending through said vertically aligned open-ings .
11. Ar~ incubator according to claim 10 wherein said post is hollow and said means for trans mitting and receiving signals include wires extendinq from said base through said post and said sleeve to fiaid controls and display module.
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Claims (20)
[ received by the International Bureau on 9 July 1990 (09.07.90);
original claims 1-11 replaced by amended claims 1-21 (10 pages)]
1. In an incubator including infant support means for an infant, a transparent hood adapted to enclose the infant support means in a protective environment, an air conditioner which develops conditioned air for circulation to provide a controlled environment in the hood, first and second sensor means for developing first and second signals respectively representative of conditions of the environment within the hood and of an infant positioned within the hood, apparatus comprising:
base means for holding the air conditioner and having a top surface upon which said infant support means are positioned and upon which said hood is mounted;
control and display means for: (1) for controlling the environment within said hood, and (2) displaying the conditions of the environment within said hood and of an infant positioned within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
mounting means for attaching said control and display means to said base means and for positioning said control and display means in proximity to said hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult such that said control and display means do not block the view, through said hood, of the adult while attending to the infant;
and means for transmitting signals to said control and display means and for receiving signals from said control and display means to effect the control of the environment within said hood and the display of the conditions of the environment within said hood and of the infant positioned within said hood.
base means for holding the air conditioner and having a top surface upon which said infant support means are positioned and upon which said hood is mounted;
control and display means for: (1) for controlling the environment within said hood, and (2) displaying the conditions of the environment within said hood and of an infant positioned within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
mounting means for attaching said control and display means to said base means and for positioning said control and display means in proximity to said hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult such that said control and display means do not block the view, through said hood, of the adult while attending to the infant;
and means for transmitting signals to said control and display means and for receiving signals from said control and display means to effect the control of the environment within said hood and the display of the conditions of the environment within said hood and of the infant positioned within said hood.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said mounting means include:
(a) a post, vertically disposed with respect to said top surface of said base means, having an upper end and a lower end, (b) means for attaching said lower end of said post to said base means, and (c) means at said upper end of said post for attaching said control and display means to said post.
(a) a post, vertically disposed with respect to said top surface of said base means, having an upper end and a lower end, (b) means for attaching said lower end of said post to said base means, and (c) means at said upper end of said post for attaching said control and display means to said post.
3. Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein:
(a) said base means include a rear side and means, coupled to said rear side, for attaching said hood to said base means for pivotal movement of said hood about an axis in the plane containing said rear side, and (b) said mounting means permit positioning of said control and display means to be clear of the pivotal movement of said hood.
(a) said base means include a rear side and means, coupled to said rear side, for attaching said hood to said base means for pivotal movement of said hood about an axis in the plane containing said rear side, and (b) said mounting means permit positioning of said control and display means to be clear of the pivotal movement of said hood.
4. Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said means for attaching said control and display means to said post include means for pivotally mounting said control and display means to said post to effect pivotal movement of said control and display means about a vertical axis that is parallel to the longest dimension of said post.
5. Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said means for attaching said control and display means to said post include means for pivotally mounting said control and display means to said post to effect pivotal movement of said control and display means about a vertical axis that is parallel to the longest dimension of said post.
6. Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said post is hollow and said means for transmitting and receiving signals include wires extending from said base means through said post to said control and display means.
7. Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said means for pivotally mounting said control and display module to said post include:
(a) a support arm attached to said post, and (b) a bracket pivotally mounted on said support arm and attached to said control and display means.
(a) a support arm attached to said post, and (b) a bracket pivotally mounted on said support arm and attached to said control and display means.
8. Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said means for pivotally mounting said control and display module further include means for locking said bracket at a selected pivotal position.
9. Apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said means for locking said bracket include:
(a) a series of openings in said support arm, (b) a release latch adapted to be moved toward and away from said series of openings in concert with the pivotal movement of said bracket relative to said support arm and having a pin movable into and out from said openings, and (c) means for urging said release latch toward said series of openings.
(a) a series of openings in said support arm, (b) a release latch adapted to be moved toward and away from said series of openings in concert with the pivotal movement of said bracket relative to said support arm and having a pin movable into and out from said openings, and (c) means for urging said release latch toward said series of openings.
10. Apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said support arm and said bracket have openings which are aligned vertically with respect to the top surface of said base means and said means for pivotally mounting said control and display means further include a sleeve extending through said vertically aligned openings.
11. Apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said post is hollow and said means for transmitting and receiving signals include wires extending from said base means through said post and said sleeve to said control and display means.
12. In an incubator including infant support means for an infant, a transparent hood adapted to enclose the infant support means in a protective environment, an air conditioner which develops conditioned air for circulation to provide a controlled environment in the hood, first and second sensor means for developing first and second signals respectively representative of conditions of the environment within the hood and of an infant positioned within the hood, apparatus comprising:
base means for holding the air conditioner and having a top surface upon which said infant support means are positioned and upon which said hood is mounted;
control means for controlling the environment within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
display means for displaying the conditions of the environment within said hood and of an infant positioned within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
mounting means for attaching said display means to said base means and for positioning said display means in proximity to said hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult such that said display means do not block the view, through said hood, of the adult while attending to the infant;
and means for: (1) transmitting signals to said display means to effect the display of the conditions of the environment within said hood and of the infant positioned within said hood, and (2) transmitting signals to said control means and receiving signals from said control means to effect the control of the environment within said hood.
base means for holding the air conditioner and having a top surface upon which said infant support means are positioned and upon which said hood is mounted;
control means for controlling the environment within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
display means for displaying the conditions of the environment within said hood and of an infant positioned within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
mounting means for attaching said display means to said base means and for positioning said display means in proximity to said hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult such that said display means do not block the view, through said hood, of the adult while attending to the infant;
and means for: (1) transmitting signals to said display means to effect the display of the conditions of the environment within said hood and of the infant positioned within said hood, and (2) transmitting signals to said control means and receiving signals from said control means to effect the control of the environment within said hood.
13. Apparatus according to claim 12 wherein said mounting means include:
(a) a post, vertically disposed with respect to said top surface of said base means, having an upper end and a lower end, (b) means for attaching said lower end of said post to said base means, and (c) means at said upper end of said post for attaching said display means to said post.
(a) a post, vertically disposed with respect to said top surface of said base means, having an upper end and a lower end, (b) means for attaching said lower end of said post to said base means, and (c) means at said upper end of said post for attaching said display means to said post.
14. Apparatus according to claim 13 wherein:
(a) said base means include a rear side and means, coupled to said rear side, for attaching said hood to said base means for pivotal movement of said hood about an axis in the plane containing said rear side, and (b) said mounting means permit positioning of said display means to be clear of the pivotal movement of said hood.
(a) said base means include a rear side and means, coupled to said rear side, for attaching said hood to said base means for pivotal movement of said hood about an axis in the plane containing said rear side, and (b) said mounting means permit positioning of said display means to be clear of the pivotal movement of said hood.
15. Apparatus according to claim 13 wherein said means for attaching said display means to said post include means for pivotally mounting said display means to said post to effect pivotal movement of display means about a vertical axis that is parallel to the longest dimension of said post.
16. Apparatus according to claim 14 wherein said means for attaching said display means to said post include means for pivotally mounting said display means to said post to effect pivotal movement of said display means about a vertical axis that is parallel to the longest dimension of said post.
17. In an incubator including infant support means for an infant, a transparent hood adapted to enclose the infant support means in a protective environment, an air conditioner which develops conditioned air for circulation to provide a controlled environment in the hood, first and second sensor means for developing first and second signals respectively representative of conditions of the environment within the hood and of an infant positioned within the hood, apparatus comprising:
base means for holding the air conditioner and having a top surface upon which said infant support means are positioned and upon which said hood is mounted;
control means for controlling the environment within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
display means for displaying the conditions of the environment within said hood and of an infant positioned within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
mounting means for attaching said control means to said base means and for positioning said control means in proximity to said hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult such that said control means do not block the view, through said hood, of the adult while attending to the infant;
and means for: (1) transmitting signals to said display means to effect the display of the conditions of the environment within said hood and of the infant positioned within said hood, and (2) transmitting signals to said post to effect pivotal movement of control means about a vertical axis that is parallel to the longest dimension of said post.
21. Apparatus according to claim 19 wherein said means for attaching said display means to said post include means for pivotally mounting said display means to said post to effect pivotal movement of said display means about a vertical axis that is parallel to the longest dimension of said post.
to said control means and receiving signals from said control means to effect the control of the environment within said hood.
base means for holding the air conditioner and having a top surface upon which said infant support means are positioned and upon which said hood is mounted;
control means for controlling the environment within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
display means for displaying the conditions of the environment within said hood and of an infant positioned within said hood in response to the respective first and second signals;
mounting means for attaching said control means to said base means and for positioning said control means in proximity to said hood at generally the eye-level of a standing adult such that said control means do not block the view, through said hood, of the adult while attending to the infant;
and means for: (1) transmitting signals to said display means to effect the display of the conditions of the environment within said hood and of the infant positioned within said hood, and (2) transmitting signals to said post to effect pivotal movement of control means about a vertical axis that is parallel to the longest dimension of said post.
21. Apparatus according to claim 19 wherein said means for attaching said display means to said post include means for pivotally mounting said display means to said post to effect pivotal movement of said display means about a vertical axis that is parallel to the longest dimension of said post.
to said control means and receiving signals from said control means to effect the control of the environment within said hood.
18. Apparatus according to claim 17 wherein said mounting means include:
(a) a post, vertically disposed with respect to said top surface of said base means, having an upper end and a lower end, (b) means for attaching said lower end of said post to said base means, and (c) means at said upper end of said post for attaching said control means to said post.
(a) a post, vertically disposed with respect to said top surface of said base means, having an upper end and a lower end, (b) means for attaching said lower end of said post to said base means, and (c) means at said upper end of said post for attaching said control means to said post.
19. Apparatus according to claim 18 wherein:
(a) said base means include a rear side and means, coupled to said rear side, for attaching said hood to said base means for pivotal movement of said hood about an axis in the plane containing said rear side, and (b) said mounting means permit positioning of said control means to be clear of the pivotal movement of said hood.
(a) said base means include a rear side and means, coupled to said rear side, for attaching said hood to said base means for pivotal movement of said hood about an axis in the plane containing said rear side, and (b) said mounting means permit positioning of said control means to be clear of the pivotal movement of said hood.
20. Apparatus according to claim 18 wherein said means for attaching said control means to said post include means for pivotally mounting said control means STATEMENT UN?
Original claims 1 through 11, inclusive, on original pages 10 through 14, inclusive, have been amended to conform to claims which will be presented shortly in the corresponding United States Patent Application and the amended versions of claims 1 through 11, inclusive, are set forth on pages 10 through 19, inclusive, of the replacement sheets.
Original claims 1 through 11, inclusive, on original pages 10 through 14, inclusive, have been amended to conform to claims which will be presented shortly in the corresponding United States Patent Application and the amended versions of claims 1 through 11, inclusive, are set forth on pages 10 through 19, inclusive, of the replacement sheets.
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