Lighting System for Premature Infant Incubators

项目摘要 孵化器自19世纪以来一直在使用，极大地提高了早产儿的存活率 婴儿。然而，孵化器的照明系统仍然可以改进。建议的是一个开发和开发的项目 测试固态照明(SSL)系统用于新生儿重症监护的可行性和可接受性 单位(NICU)孵化器。该系统将1)促进早产儿的昼夜节律携带，2)提供 护士和医生在执行关键任务(例如，插入 静脉导管)，以及3)在孵化器中为直接和远程(即，利用 摄像机)查看家庭和照顾者。使用我们的学术合作伙伴(LRC/RPI)开发的度量标准， 提供一般照明的光源的光谱功率分布以及 摄像头将针对偏远地区的高色彩保真度进行优化。！SSL系统简单而新颖 理念，利用最新的照明研究和开发。计算机上当前没有设备 该市场旨在为与孵化器相关的多项任务提供规定剂量的光。这个 系统体积小，可适应任何孵化器，并应为用户提供灵活性和增强的实用性 (护士、医生和家长)。新生儿专家(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使这项提议独一无二。

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.