Incubator illumination

An incubator, transparent technology, applied in the field of diffuse lighting, can solve the problems of adverse effects of signal-to-noise ratio, adverse effects of useful information, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2014-05-21
KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
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It is well known that specular reflectance in a camera's digital image has a detrimental effect on the signal-to-noise ratio, and thus the amount of useful information contained within said image

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[0012] As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. As used herein, the statement that two or more components or components are "coupled" will mean that the components are joined, directly or indirectly (i.e., through one or more intermediate components or components), or run together. As used herein, "directly coupled" means that two elements are in direct contact with each other. As used herein, "fixedly coupled" or "fixed" means that two components are coupled so as to move as one while maintaining a fixed orientation relative to each other.

[0013] As used herein, the term "integral" means that a component is created as a single component or unit. That is, a component that includes components that are created separately and then coupled together as a unit is not a "unitary" component or body. As employed herein, the statement that two or more parts or components "engage" one another shal...

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Monitoring of infants in an incubator may use cameras to measure vital signs and other medical parameters, including oxygen saturation of arterial blood. However, the images obtained by these cameras suffer from a reduced signal-to-noise ratio due to specular reflectance from light reflecting off the skin of the infant. By including radiation scattering structures within the incubator walls and light sources arranged along the edges of the incubator walls, diffuse illumination may be achieved, specular reflectance may be reduced, and the above-mentioned adverse affects on the signal-to-noise ratio of the camera images may be avoided and/or reduced.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing lighting to cameras, and in particular to providing diffuse lighting to (monitoring) cameras in incubators. Background technique [0002] It is well known that incubators are integral to keeping infants, including newborns, safe, warm, comfortable and / or healthy, especially in the NICU environment. It is well known that an infant's vital signs, including temperature, heart rate, and / or respiratory rate, as well as the infant's peripheral oxygen saturation, provide critical medical information to healthcare providers. It is known that (digital) cameras can be used to monitor infants in conjunction with analytical and / or diagnostic programs and / or software to (help) interpret the images from said cameras. It is well known that specular reflectance in a camera's digital image has a detrimental effect on the signal-to-noise ratio, and thus the amount of useful information contained within...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61G11/00
CPCA61G11/00A61B5/0077A61B5/02055A61B5/02427A61B5/0816A61B5/14552A61B2503/045A61G2203/44A61G2203/46A61G2210/30G01G19/445
Inventor M·P·博德拉恩德W·韦尔克鲁杰塞M·J·巴尔图拉
Owner KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
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