HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR INFANT WARMERS

摘要

An infant care center or infant care warmer having as it source of heat, an infrared emitter that is located above the infant bed and which is relativel y small in dimensions so as to not impede the access to the infant by attending personn el at any time, including when X-rays are being taken to the infant. The emitter is co ntained in a sealed emitter assembly and includes a lens that focuses and directs the i nfrared radiation to a desired footprint on the infant bed. In a specific embodiment , the infrared emitter is shaped generally in the form of a parabola and a honeyco mb material comprising a plurality of hexagonal openings receives the infrared radiation from the parabolic shaped emitter and redirects the radiation into a desired pattern toward the infant bed.