摘要 |
<p>A system which links an infant sleeping in a crib and wearing a diaper with a portable monitoring station, the system acting to alert a parent attending the station that the infant in the crib has ceased to breathe, this being symptomatic of a sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The SIDS system includes a module mounted on the diaper and responsive to rhythmic movement of the infant's belly which accompanies breathing to produce a pulsatory signal that is microwave transmitted to a receiver at a monitoring signal. The received signal is processed to determine whether it is interrupted for a predetermined brief period indicative of the cessation of breathing, in which event an alarm is sounded to alert the parent to the need to take immediate steps to resuscitate the infant.</p> |