172 results about "Premature baby" patented technology

A flexible, conformable, sensor assembly is provided, including an electrode array especially adapted for stable, long-term recording of EEG signals from a pre-term or neonatal infant in intensive care. A kit or sterile pack includes guidance for placement of the electrodes over a designated area of the infant's brain, an area likely to be injured. The sensor assembly includes a left-side and a right-side flexible strip bearing at least electrodes and optional temperature, motion, and optical sensors provide for the monitoring of an extended range of parameters including aspects of cerebral perfusion and metabolism. Optional impedance measurements provide an indication of neuronal swelling. Stable performance over from three days to about a week is intended so that progress, effects of treatment, and outcome can be considered.

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of hormone-containing oil emulsions (lipid emulsions), an isotonic oil emulsion obtainable by such process, and the use of the emulsion according to the invention for the preparation of a medicament for intravenous administration, especially for postnatal hormone substitution in premature babies and for the treatment of neurological damage after strokes.

Generally, the present invention relates to medical devices and more particularly to an computer controlled bottle system for example, for a preterm infant oral feeding. An embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for delivering nutritional fluids orally to a preterm infant comprising the steps of measuring the infant's inspired breath to breath amplitude, measuring the infant's intraoral sucking pressure, establishing threshold values for infant's inspired breath to breath amplitude and infant's intraoral sucking pressure, and delivering nutritional fluids to the infant only when the infant's inspired breath to breath amplitude and infant's intraoral sucking pressure both simultaneously satisfy their respective threshold values.

A suitable support device for newborns including premature babies comprises a doughnut-shaped structure having a gel-filled GORE-TEX casing of about five to six inches outer diameter with a central aperture of about two to three inches in diameter. The structure provides an annular tube having about a 1 to 2 inch diameter. The tube is preferably circular in cross-section at the rear or head region and preferably flattened to provide a generally oval cross-section at the front or neck region. The case is filled with a cohesive gel mass such as silicone gel or silicone elastomers with sufficiently cross-linked polysiloxane networks to substantially retain a selected shape despite the force of a limited incident weight.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medicine, and particularly relates to an amorphous ambroxol hydrochloride compound and a preparation method thereof. The amorphous ambroxol hydrochloride compound has high purity and stability, does not have obvious moisture absorption and weight increase even under the condition of high humidity, ensures that relative substances do not grow, and has higher dissolution rate than crystalline ambroxol hydrochloride. The invention also relates to an application of the amorphous ambroxol hydrochloride compound in preparation of medicine for the treatment of acute and chronic pulmonary diseases with the symptom of ropy sputum and difficult expectoration, phlegm eliminating treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis and bronchial asthma, prophylactic treatment of lung complication after an operation, and treatment of infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) of premature infants and neonates.

The inventive masks and medical gas-delivery systems make possible delivery of medical gases (such as oxygen) to pediatric patients with faces too small to be comfortably served by conventional masks and systems sized for adults. The inventive masks minimize the surface area of the baby's face being covered and also balance tubing and related parts contacting the baby. In addition, it allows efficient delivery of required pressure, while minimizing any leak of delivered oxygen or gas outside the breathing system.

An incubator for newborn and premature patients includes an air delivery unit with an electric motor and heating and humidifying devices, a control unit including sensing devices to measure air temperature and humidity and a control panel integrally mounted to the incubator. Sensitive electrical components, such as the electric motor and control unit, are shielded from the magnetic field of the imaging equipment so that the incubator, with its patient, can be placed inside the imaging equipment and remain fully functional. Shielding for the electric motor is constructed of soft magnetic material and arranged to leave a dielectric gap between the shield and the motor.

The invention provides sialic acid-added milk powder with an easy digestion function for premature infants and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the technical field of foods. The milk powder is prepared from the following raw materials: skim milk powder, lecithin, maltodextrin, immune globulin, refined palm olein, vitamin complex, prebiotics, minerals, alpha-whey protein, lactotransferrin, ferrous gluconate, bifidobacterium, sialic acid, edible vegetable oil mixture, beta-galactosidase, tryptophan, threonine and cystine. Compositions of the formula of the milk powder for premature infants is closer to breast milk, memory and intelligence level of premature infants can be improved by the sialic acid ingredient added into the milk powder, and nutrition essential to premature infant growth can be provided by optimizing the proportion of ingredients. The milk powder can be easily digested and absorbed, and can be used for improving the resistance of premature infants and reducing the phenomena of internal heat and iron-deficiency anemia caused by dyspepsia.

An automatic breastfeeding method of a premature infant comprises a preparation stage, an active lactation stage, a passive lactation stage and a rest stage; the invention also provides an automatic breastfeeding machine used for the automatic breastfeeding method of premature infant, comprising a stomach tube, a lactation supply device, a detector and a control device. One end of the stomach tubeis arranged in the stomach of the premature infant, and the other end is connected with the lactation supply device, the milk supply device is electrically connected with the control device, the control device is electrically connected with the detector, and the detector is arranged in the mouth of the premature infant. The self-sucking ability of the premature infant is trained, and the normal circulation of the mouth-pharyngeal-gastric-intestinal reflex of premature infants is realized, and the nutritional requirements of the premature infants are ensured taking into account the differencesof the premature infants, so that the premature infants have no difference in the care, diet, neurological development and growth and development with term infants in the future.

A pacifier (1) for premature babies, comprising a shield (2, 2a) on which a nipple (3) as well as, preferably, a grip (4) is provided, and which has at least one recess for the nose, wherein the shield (2, 2a) includes severable portions (6, 6a, 6b) which can be severed at pre-determined severing sites (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) defined as weakened sites or markings.

Disclosed are nutritional formulations including predigested fats that can be administered to preterm infants, infants, toddlers, and children for improving tolerance, digestion, and absorption of nutrients and for reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, colic, and short bowel syndrome. The predigested fats include fatty acid-containing monoglycerides and/or a fatty acid component.

The present disclosure relates to preterm infant formulas comprising lutein, lycopene, and beta-carotene, and the use of the preterm infant formulas to modulate inflammation, such as skin inflammation, in preterm infants. Also disclosed are methods of modulating the level of C-reactive protein in a preterm infant using preterm infant formulas comprising mixtures of carotenoids.

A thermotherapy device (10), for new-born and premature babies, has a bed substructure (30) and an incubator chamber (20) with a positioning aid (50) in the incubator chamber (20). The positioning aid (50) is a flexible sheet fixed to a holding structure (60). The positioning aid (50) can be stretched out by the holding structure (60). The width to which the positioning aid (50) can be stretched out is adjustable by adjusting a width of the holding structure (60). The positioning aid (50) can be pulled and/or pivoted out of the incubator chamber (20) with the aid of the holding structure (60). The holding structure (60) is movably mounted in the bed substructure. The holding structure (60) has at least two pivotable holding arms (61). The two holding arms (61) form a holding arm pair.

The invention discloses an application of an enteric microorganism as a marker of bronchial pulmonary dysplasia of a premature infant. The enteric microorganism is one or more of Klebsiella, Prevotella and Streptococcus. The application comprises the following steps: sequencing a separated intestinal flora nucleic acid sample to obtain a sequencing result, detecting the relative abundance of the intestinal microorganisms in the intestinal flora according to the sequencing result to obtain a relative abundance value, and comparing the obtained relative abundance value of the intestinal microorganisms with a set value, and taking the obtained result as intermediate information to assist in diagnosing the premature bronchial pulmonary dysplasia. The premature infant excrement sample 16SrDNA gene is sequenced through a high-throughput sequencing technology, the relationship between intestinal flora and premature infant BPD occurrence is discussed for the first time, and a reliable basis is provided for prevention and treatment of BPD.

The invention discloses a multi-parameter wireless monitoring bandage for premature babies and infants. The bandage comprises a bandage body. A respiration detection sensor, a body temperature detection sensor, a heart rate detection sensor, a wireless transmission module and a contact probe are arranged in the bandage body. The detection ends of the respiration detection sensor and the body temperature detection sensor are integrated in the contact probe. The heart rate detection sensor comprises three electrocardio-collection electrodes located at the outer side of the contact probe and an electrocardio-collection chip integrated with the wireless transmission module. The transmission ends of the respiration detection sensor, the body temperature detection sensor are connected with wireless transmission module through signals. The bandage body comprises an inner surface tightly attached to skin and an outer surface away from the skin. Openings are formed in the inner surface of the bandage body. The contact probe contacts the skin through the openings. The bandage can overcome the shortcomings in the monitoring process of premature babies and infants.

The invention relates to the technical field of foods, in particular to an infant formula containing choline chloride and L-carnitine and a preparation method thereof. The infant formula comprises thefollowing raw materials in parts by weight: 20 to 35 parts of whole fat goat milk powder, 25 to 55 parts of desalted whey powder, 0 to 20 parts of concentrated whey protein powder, 0.4 to 10 parts oflactose, 3 to 15 parts of mixed vegetable oil, 5 to 10 parts of 1,3-dioleic acid-2-palmitic acid triglyceride, 2 to 4 parts of galactooligosaccharide, 0.5 to 1 part of fructo-oligose, 0.1 to 0.5 partof calcium carbonate, 0.01 to 0.1 part of choline chloride, 0.2 to 1 part of compound minerals, 0.4 to 0.8 part of compound vitamins, 0.4 to 0.8 part of arachidonic acid (ARA) powder, and 0.1 to 1 part of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) powder, and is prepared by a certain preparation method. The infant formula containing the choline chloride and the L-carnitine satisfies the nutritional needs of thegrowth and development of normal infants and young children, enhances the absorption and digestive functions of infants and young children, and appropriately enhances the mental development of infantsand young children, and is particularly important for maintaining normal metabolism of premature infants whose biochemical functions are still incomplete.

The invention relates to a patient simulator, in particular a premature baby simulator, newborn baby simulator, or child simulator, comprising a thorax replica, a pneumatic lung simulator, and a trachea replica leading to the lung simulator, wherein the thorax replica has a rib cage replica having at least one rib cage element that can be raised and lowered for simulating raising and lowering of the rib cage, wherein the at least one rib cage element that can be raised and lowered interacts with a raising and lowering mechanism that can be controlled independently of the lung simulator.