Servocontrol for fiber-optic, phototherapy pad.

摘要

The system comprises a light source for producing light of a known wavelength suitable for phototherapy, and a fibre-optic light emitting pad comprising a number of emitting optical fibres adapted to be positioned in close proximity to an infant. The light radiation from the light source is transmitted to the number of emitting optical fibres to cause the fibre-optic light emitting pad to emit light radiation transmitted from the light source to impinge upon the skin of the infant. A light detector receives and quantifies the amount of light received. A light collecting pad is interposed between the fibre-optic light emitting pad and the infant. The pad comprises a number of optical fibres and collects light emitted from the light emitting pad. The light radiation collected by the light collecting pad is transmitted to the detector to detect the light radiation emitted by the light emitting pad.