Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

General Electric Company

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Roopesh Edavana

Steven Mitchell Falk

Sanjay Bharadwaj

Melwyn Dominic Dmello

Ronald N Blaski

Ramkumar Meenakshisundaram

Lakshmikantha Krishnamurthy Shirahatti

Samik Das

Pavanlal Thampy

Thejasvi Mysore Sathyasundara

A method and system tilts an infant-care medical device. In one example, the method and system pivots the infant-care device about the tilt axis by releasing a tilt platform of the infant-care medical device using an actuator to allow the tilt platform to pivot about the tilt axis. The method and system also selectively adjusts a rotational position of the tilt platform relative to a tilt axis. As the tilt platform pivots about the tilt axis, the system and method dampens pivoting of tilt platform using a damper. As so dampened, the pivoting of the tilt platform is counter-balanced such that vibration and/or movements that may be felt by an infant within the infant-care medical device may be reduced.

Method and system for tilting an infant-care medical device

An enhanced hinge and method pivotally and removably connects a member from a structure. In one example, the hinge and method retains the member using a first hinge piece coupled to the structure and a second hinge piece coupled to the member. The first and second hinge pieces may be configured such that the second hinge piece is retained inside the first hinge piece in a closed position and is not free to be decoupled from the first hinge piece but is free to pivot to an open position at the closed position. At the open position the second hinge piece is inverted as compared to its position in the closed position, is free to pass through the first hinge piece and is free to be decoupled from the first hinge piece.

Enhanced hinge and method for pivotally and removably connecting a member with a structure

A system and method for tilting an infant-supporting device is operable by two actuators that are disposed outside of a thermo-regulated and/or sterile area of the infant-supporting device.

Direct-drive tilt mechanism for infant-care medical devices

A system and method for tilting an infant-supporting device can be decoupled through a manual coupler or decoupler, that includes a clevis () coupled to the lifting means () and a pivot pin () slidably coupled to the tilt means ().

Direct drive tilt mechanism for infant-care medical devices

An improved bed apparatus () includes a bed () and a movable heater assembly (). The bed () is movably disposed on a support (), and the heater assembly () is movable to enable alignment between the bed () and the heater assembly () to promote uniformity of irradiance on a patient situated on the bed (). In an embodiment, the bed () and heater assembly () are movable together to maintain alignment between the bed () and the heater assembly (). In another embodiment, the bed () and the heater assembly () are independent, but one or more indicators () are provided to enable manual alignment between the bed () and the heater assembly ().

Bed apparatus having movable heater assembly

An improved incubator assembly includes a number of movable walls and a circulation system having a fluid guide apparatus adjacent each movable wall. The fluid guide apparatuses generate a first jet of air in a direction generally parallel with a wall in the closed position and a second jet of air in a direction oblique to the wall in the closed position. Whenever one of the movable walls is moved from its closed position to its open position, the jet of air that had been flowing parallel with such wall continues to flow and forms an air curtain.

Incubator assembly

An infant warmer apparatus includes a base, a crib and a frame. The frame includes a support plate assembly comprising a plate member defining a pivot aperture and a notch. The heater assembly includes a canopy, and a mounting shaft. The mounting shaft defines a first terminal end secured to the canopy and a second terminal end passing through the pivot aperture of the plate member. The mounting shaft includes a biasing pin configured to settle within the notch of the plate member when the heater assembly is in a neutral position relative to the frame. The mounting shaft is rotatable within the pivot aperture such that the heater assembly can be pivoted in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction from the neutral position. A controller is configured to turn off the heater assembly when the heater assembly is pivoted out of the neutral position.

Infant warmer

A transport cart for attaching to a patient care apparatus having a locking system that converts the forward caster of the transport cart from an omni-directional pivotable caster to a fixed directional device by restraining its pivoting about a vertical axis. The forward caster is located at about the center of the footprint of the combined transport cart/patient care apparatus and the fixed directional movement of the forward caster provides stability in moving the combined apparatus. The locking mechanism may be internal to the caster or may have a pair of pivotable lock arms that contact the patient care apparatus as the two are brought together and the pivotable lock arms pivot to a locked position where they sandwich the caster therebetween to restrain its ability to pivot. The locking mechanism automatically or manually releases the forward caster to again freely pivot when the transport cart/patient care apparatus are separated.

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Bengaluru, India

Roopesh Edavana