Telemetry sensing system for infant care apparatus
US7364539B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G11/003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An infant warming apparatus for supporting an infant upon an infant bed. The apparatus has a sensor that is affixed to the skin of the infant to detect one or more physiological functions of the infant. A transmitter is located within the enclosure of the sensor and which transmit the information detected by the physiological sensor to a receiver that is located on the infant care apparatus and which can then convert that information into a recognizable or usable medium. An alternative embodiment includes the transmitter located proximate to the infant within an infant scale located beneath the infant. The sensor is hardwired to the transmitter in the infant scale and signals relating to weight and/or a condition of the infant are transmitted by wireless telemetry to a monitor or other display device to display that information to the caregiver.
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