| 摘要 |
<p>A cooling system (10) for inducing neuro-protective hypothermia in an infant (14) is installed in a warming incubator (12). A temperature probe (32) senses the infant's core temperature. The probe is connected to a temperature controller of the incubator which controls the heating intensity of the incubator heater. The system (10) includes a number of blowers which each comprise a servo-motor and a cooling fan which is positioned at the head of the infant for blowing ambient air onto the infant's head. The system (10) further includes a control unit which is operable to receive inputs from the temperature controller, of the infant's core temperature and to control the speed of rotation of the cooling fans in response to the temperature inputs received, thereby to control the volume of air blown onto the infant (10) so as to maintain the core temperature of the infant within a target temperature range within which neuro-protective hypothermia is induced.</p> |
