Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Telemetry System

描述（由申请人提供）：目标是开发一个微型，无线，多通道，新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）和监测系统，提供生理和行为参数。该系统利用一个小型的生理监视器和孤立体安装的摄像机。新生儿重症监护室是一个极具挑战性的环境，因为病人很小，医学上很脆弱，周围都是笨重的设备。目前的床边设备体积大，笨重，妨碍了护理，抑制了临床流量。持续的生理监测可以为指导诊断和治疗提供关键数据。一个不显眼的监测系统，可以直接放置在隔离液中，可以进行连续监测，同时最大限度地减少患者的危害和不便。最终的商用系统将提供一个小而轻的无线系统，用于不显眼的新生儿重症监护病房监测。特别是在持续的第二阶段工作中，我们计划升级无线电链路，增加外部传感器选项，最大限度地降低成本，并确保系统符合医疗设备质量标准。软件升级将改善用户友好性，集成新的工具来比较研究，并提供可定制的报告功能。新的算法将集成，以提高效用和研究的灵活性。重要的验证和确认测试将确保满足所有适用的标准。最后将以新生儿为研究对象进行大规模临床试验，以确保临床疗效。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to develop a miniature, wireless, multi-channel, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) & monitoring system that provides physiological and behavioral parameters. The system utilizes a small physiological monitor and isolette mounted camera. The NICU is an extremely challenging environment since patients are small, medically fragile, and surrounded by bulky equipment. Current bedside devices are large and cumbersome, which impede nursing care and inhibit clinical traffic. Continuous physiologic monitoring can provide critical data to guide diagnosis and treatment. An unobtrusive monitoring system that can be placed directly into the isolette would allow continuous monitoring while minimizing patient hazards and inconvenience. The final commercial system will provide a small, lightweight wireless system for unobtrusive NICU monitoring. Specifically during the continuing Phase II effort, we plan to upgrade the radio link, increase external sensors options, minimize cost, and ensure the system meets medical equipment quality standards. Software upgrades will improve user friendliness, integrate new tools to compare studies, and provide customizable reporting features. New algorithms will be integrated to improve utility and research flexibility. Significant verification and validation testing will ensure that all applicable standards are met. Finally a large clinical trial will be completed with neonatal subjects to ensure clinical efficacy.