General Electric Company

Ge Precision Healthcare LLC

James Patrick Cipriano

Karen P Starr

Erik Kemper

Min Ouyang

Steven Mitchell Falk

Thomas Charles Underwood

Kenneth Freeh

Muge Pirtini Cetingul

Lawrence Guy Ten Eyck

Harry Edward Belsinger, Jr

Andrew H Richards

Karen Popp Becker

An infant warming system can include a platform for supporting an infant, at least two chest electrodes configured to connect to and detect cardiac potentials from a chest of the infant, an ECG monitor configured to receive the cardiac potentials from the at least two chest electrodes, a pulse oximeter device configured to determine an SpOfor the infant, and a processor configured to determine one or more activation thresholds for the infant, wherein the one or more activation thresholds represent one or more target saturation levels for the infant. The processor can also compare the heart rate for the infant to a first heart rate threshold and compare the SpO2 for the infant to the one or more target saturation levels, adjust a display on a display device based on the comparisons, and generate a care instruction for a care stage based on the SpO2 of the infant.

Infant warming system having ECG monitor and method for providing resuscitation assistance

An infant warming system comprising a platform for supporting an infant, at least two chest electrodes configured to connect to and detect cardiac potentials from a chest of the infant, an ECG monitor configured to receive the cardiac potentials from the at least two chest electrodes and determine a heart rate based on the cardiac potentials, a pulse oximeter device configured to determine an SpOfor the infant, and a processor configured to compare the heart rate for the infant to a first heart rate threshold and compare the SpOfor the infant to a first SpOthreshold. The processor can also adjust a display of the heart rate and the SpOon a display device based on the comparisons and generate a first care instruction via a user interface based on the heart rate, the SpO, or a combination thereof.

An infant warming system includes a frame structure, a platform for supporting an infant that is connected to the frame structure, a radiant warmer supported on the frame structure above the platform, an ECG connection port configured to connect to ECG electrodes, and an ECG monitor housed on the frame structure, the ECG monitor receiving cardiac potentials from the ECG electrodes connected to the infant. The infant warming system further includes a control system configured to process the cardiac potentials to detect each heart beat of the infant, calculate a heart rate for the infant based on a detected heart beats, and display the heart rate on a display device associated with the infant warming system.

An infant care station that includes multiple operational modules that communicate with each other to carry out the infant care station functions. The multiple modules form part of a micro-environmental platform that allows for communication and power connections between all of the operational components required within the infant care station. The multiple modules communicate with each other utilizing a universal interface bus that includes power connections, communication connections and control connections between the multiple modules. Sensor data obtained by various sensors is stored using a standard data format. A data repository is included in one of the modules and is used to store sensor data obtained from the infant patient, operational protocols and other information needed to operate the infant care station. The data repository provides a central location for both data producers and data subscribers that are part of the micro-environment platform.

Micro-environment module architecture for infant care devices

Display screen with graphical user interface of an incubator

Display screen with animated graphical user interface of an incubator

An infant care system creates a microenvironment about an infant patient. An environmental control device is operable to change an environmental condition within the microenvironment. An auxiliary sensor is operable to intermittently obtain auxiliary data. A processor operates the environmental control device based upon at least the intermittently obtained auxiliary data.

System and method of infant care control and workflow

Display screen portion of an incubator with a graphical user interface

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James Patrick Cipriano