Patent RU-2729178-C2 (RU)
Title: Method and device for improved neonatal care
Inventor: MEFTAKh Mokhammed
IPC: A61G11/00
Filed: 2016-09-13
Granted: 2020-08-04
Abstract: FIELD: medical equipment.SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to a neonatal gas analyzer, two versions of a neonatal incubator and a method. Neonatal gas analyzer comprises gas sampler (112) configured to receive gas samples from internal space (104) of neonatal incubator (100). Neonatal gas analyzer has preconditioner (116), which is connected in gas with a gas sampler and is configured to grip, concentration or isolation of types of biomolecules from gas samples. Neonatal gas analyzer includes gas analyzer (114), which is connected in gas with a preconditioner and configured to analyze types of biomolecules and output health status indicators based on analysis. Neonatal gas analyzer comprises reliability indicator (128), functionally connected to gas analyzer (114) and configured to output a signal to gas analyzer (114), which is indicative of the reliability of gas samples, based on the state of isolation between the inner space of the neonatal incubator and the external environment. Reliability indicator (128) is configured to output to gas analyzer (114) signal, indicative of time, which has passed since the interaction of the internal space of the neonatal incubator with the external environment. In the first version, neonatal incubator (100) comprises body (102) defining inner space (104) for placing a newborn and a neonatal gas analyzer. In the second version, neonatal incubator (100) comprises body (102) defining inner space (104) for placing a newborn. In the second version, neonatal incubator (100) has gas sampler (112) configured to receive gas samples from the inner space of the body. In the second version, neonatal incubator (100) includes gas analyzer (114), located in indirect gas connection with gas sampler and configured to analyze types of biomolecules in gas samples and output health status indicators signals based on analysis. In the second version, neonatal incubator (100) comprises reliability indicator (128), functionally connected to the gas analyzer (114) and configured to output a signal to the gas analyzer (114), which is indicative with respect to the reliability of gas samples, based on the state of insulation between the inner space of the housing and the external environment. Gas analyzer (114) is configured to output data used to output data by the user interface, which are indicative of health status indicators. Reliability indicator (128) is configured to output to gas analyzer (114) signal, indicative of time, passed from moment of interaction of inner space of housing with external environment. Method involves obtaining (202) gas samples from inner space (104) of neonatal incubator (100). Method includes a step for obtaining a signal indicative of the time elapsed since the interaction of the inner space of the body with the external environment. Method involves preliminary conditioning (204) of gas samples for isolation, capture or concentration of target types of molecules. Method involves analyzing (214) levels of target types of molecules in trapped gas samples and outputting (216), based on analysis, a signal which is indicative of health status indicators.EFFECT: technical result is providing a less invasive and preferably non-invasive method for performing gas analysis of air exhaled to newborns, as well as newborn's skin, feces and/or urine.12 cl, 2 dwg