Medical Care Education, Emotional Support, and Developmental Assistance Device

Abstract

A multi-page illustrated and written book printed on synthetic paper with an electronics module that can record sounds through one or more microphones to solid-state, digital memory and playback pre-recorded or user recorded audio data from the digital memory device through one or more speakers is disclosed. The book may include one or more of the following either on the front or back cover or on any of the plurality of pages inside the book: mirror, signature page, pocket page, or high-contract geometric patterns.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a divisional application of, and hereby claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to, application Ser. No. 15 / 530,677, titled “Medical Care Education, Emotional Support, and Development Assistance Device,” by inventors Christina Osborn Rudie and Paul W. Scott IV, filed on Feb. 3, 2015, which claims priority of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 634,180 filed on Feb. 3, 2014 which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND1. Technical Field[0002]The disclosed device is in the fields of medical care education, emotional support for hospitalized children and their loved ones, and infant cognitive development and more specifically to a new and useful educational, support, and assistance device for use in the aforementioned fields.2. Summary of the Art[0003]Each year, nearly 500,000 babies are premature (i.e. babies that have completed less than 37 weeks of gestation). That's 1 of every 8 infants born in the United Sta...

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However, studies of these vulnerable infants have demonstrated moderate-to-severe deficits in academic achievement, intellectual disabilities, and behavior problems, which correlate strongly with extended stays in NICUs.

One potential cause is that these infants receive minimal human interaction during a time when typical healthy infants are being provided with nearly constant contact with their parent(s).

Substantial negative consequences may result from a child delaying or missing a phase in this developmental sequence because of lack of opportunity.

While there are many recordable books, there are no books that provide for the unique needs of parents with children in long-term or intensive care.

Providing an auditory and visual medium wherein parents or guardians of hospitalized newborns and children can have their concerns eased through being familiarized with the procedures, equipment, and facilities being utilized to medically care for their infant or children would be of great benefit; however, there are no currently available devices which have addressed this problem.

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