Lighting System for Premature Infant Incubators

项目摘要 自世纪以来，孵化器一直在使用，并显着提高了早产儿的存活率。 婴儿。然而，孵化器照明系统仍然可以改进。提出的是一个项目， 测试用于新生儿重症监护的固态照明（SSL）系统的可行性和可接受性 新生儿重症监护室（NICU）培养箱。该系统将1）促进早产儿的昼夜节律夹带，2）提供 在关键任务期间为护士和医生提供婴儿解剖结构的出色可见性（例如，插入一个 静脉内导管），和3）在培养箱中提供一般照明，用于直接和远程（即，与 摄像机）观看。使用我们的学术合作伙伴（LRC/RPI）开发的指标， 提供一般照明的光源的光谱功率分布和 摄像头将被优化为在远程位置的高色彩保真度。SSL系统是一种简单而新颖的 理念，利用最新的照明研究和开发。上当前没有设备 市场，旨在提供规定剂量的光与孵化器相关的多个任务。的 系统体积小，适用于任何培养箱，并应提供灵活性和增强的实用性，以用户 （护士、医生和家长）。一位植物学家（PI）和研究人员/照明之间的合作 LRC/RPI的工程师以及著名的制造商SEC使这一提议独一无二。

Project Summary Incubators have been in use since the 19th century and have significantly improved survival for premature infants. However, incubator lighting systems still can still be improved. Proposed is a project to develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of a solid state lighting (SSL) system for use with neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) incubators. The system would 1) promote circadian entrainment in premature infants, 2) provide excellent visibility of infant anatomy for nurses and physicians during critical tasks (e.g., insertion of an intravenous catheter), and 3) provide general illumination in the incubator for direct and remote (i.e., with camera) viewing for families and caregivers. Using metrics developed by our academic partner (LRC/RPI), the spectral power distribution of the light source providing general illumination and the spectral response of the camera will be optimized for high color fidelity at remote locations.!The SSL system is a simple and yet novel idea, taking advantage of the latest lighting research and development. There are no devices currently on the market that are designed to deliver prescribed doses of light for multiple tasks associated with incubators. The system is small, adaptable to any incubator, and should provide flexibility and enhanced utility to the users (nurses, physicians, and parents). The collaboration between a neonatologist (PI) and researchers/lighting engineers at the LRC/RPI as well as a prominent manufacturer, SEC, makes this proposal unique.