Patent · US Expired

Incubator with oxygen metering

US7059323B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

17References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Götz Kullik · Wulfen, DE
Jochim Koch · Ratzeburg, DE
Jorg Meyer · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 17, 2004
Grant date	Jun 13, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G2203/46
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An incubator for premature and newborn patients is provided with a heater (6), and a fresh air flow (13) fed in with oxygen metering, characterized in that the incubator has an electrically operated oxygen concentrator (12), and an oxygen sensor (5) for measuring the oxygen concentration in the incubator, wherein the oxygen metering device (7) meters the oxygen released by the oxygen concentrator (12) into the fresh air flow (13) fed into the incubator.

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