Patent ID: 6048304
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A61G,G01K,G05D

Abstract:
A process for controlling the operating parameters of an incubator, the process comprising the steps of:determining a heat balance of a patient by measuring values of the skin temperature (t.sub.h1, t.sub.h2) at the patient and measuring values of the air temperature (t.sub.i) measured in the incubator; andsetting the air temperature (t.sub.i) in the incubator as a function of one of the core temperature (t.sub.c) and the peripheral temperature (t.sub.p) whereinthe core temperature (t.sub.c) is determined from the equation t.sub.c =t.sub.h1 +c'.multidot.(t.sub.h1 -t.sub.i) with c' being a constant, wherein the skin temperature (t.sub.h1) is measured in a skin area at the head of the patient andthe peripheral temperature (t.sub.p) is determined from the equation t.sub.p =t.sub.h2 +c'.multidot.(t.sub.h2 -t.sub.i) with the constant c', wherein the skin temperature (t.sub.h2) is measured in a skin area on the periphery of the patient.