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GE Ohmeda Care Plus 4000
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GE Ohmeda Care Plus 4000 Features The Care Plus® Access family of incubators delivers the latest technology for superior thermoregulation with an integrated microprocessor-based controller and optional active double wall construction. This combination helps create the precise and consistent environment so important for the neonate while meeting all of the practical clinical needs of the health care provider including access to the infant. Dovetail Rail system Standard Humidifier for variable control of humidity Care Plus 3000: Three-position tilt for easy, precise adjustment to 0º, 3º and 6º at either end of the bed Care Plus 4000: Continuous Tilt allows smooth, unlimited adjustment from 0º to 12º GE Ohmeda Care Plus 4000 Specifications Dimensions Incubator with Elevating Base: Height: Overall height 54 to 62 inches (136.2 to 157.5 cm) Elevating base adjustable from 35 to 43 inches (88.9 to 109.2 cm) mattress to floor Depth: 71.1 cm/28 in Width: 83.8 cm/33 in Weight: 89 kg/195 lb Incubator with Elevating Base: Height: Overall height 54 to 62 inches (136.2 to 157.5 cm) Elevating base adjustable from 35 to 43 inches (88.9 to 109.2 cm) mattress to floor Depth: 71.1 cm/28 in Width: 83.8 cm/33 in Weight: 89 kg/195 lb Drawer Packages for Elevating Base or Stationary Pedestal: Overall: 28 x 29 x 46 cm/11 x 11.5 x 18.25 in Single deep drawer: 25 x 23 x 42 cm/10 x 9 x 16.5 in Dual drawer: 11 x 23 x 42 cm/4.5 x 9 x 16.5 in Incubator with Cabinet: Height: 141 cm/55 in Depth: 64.6 cm/25.5 in Width: 88.9 cm/35 in Weight: 84 kg/185 lb Incubator Characteristics: Casters: 5 inch diameter, 2 locking, 2 non-locking Mattress: 34.8 x 65 cm/13.7 x 25.6 in Mattress to Hood: 16 in/41 cm Door Height: 11 in/28 cm Tilt: 0°, 3° and 6° (CP 3000) Positions: Continuous from 0° to 12° (CP 4000) Port holes: 6 Tubing ports: 6 Electrical Power Requirements 120 Vac 60Hz Models: 115 V ±10% 5.7 amps Conforms to IEC 601.1, UL 544 and CSA 22.2 No. 125 requirements Nominal power consumption: 450 watts at maximum heater output Line voltage compensation: Input voltage is monitored and the heat output is adjusted to compensate for line voltage variations Leakage currents: Less than 100 micro amps on 120V units Leakage at patient probe: Less than 50 micro amps on 120V unit Operation Enviroment Operating temperature range: 20° to 30°C/68° to 86°F Storage temperature range: -25° to 60°C/13° to 140°F Operating humidity range: 0 to 90% System Control Characteristics Microprocessor based control system: Self-test functions are performed at power-up and during normal operation Patient Control (Servo) Mode: 35° to 37°C/95° to 98.6°F Air Control (Manual) Mode: 20° to 37°C/73.4° to 98.6°F Up to 39°C/102.2°F with control panel override switch Air Velocity: Average <10 cm/sec with inner wall Temperature variability: Less than ±0.3°C Resolution: ±0.1°C or 0°F Probe interchangeability: ±0.1°C/0.2°F Average oxygen input concentration range: 5 L/min 25 to 45% 10 L/min 35 to 65% 15 L/min 45 to 70% Humidification: Standard – 10 to 75% dependant on nursery environment and incubator temperature setting Servo – 40
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General Information About Incubators What is an incubator? Used mainly to keep a baby’s core temperature stable at 37 degrees Celsius. Also humidifies the air Can add extra oxygen. Physiology Core temperature of the body needs to be kept at a constant temperature of 37 degrees Celsius If temperature goes too high or too low - organs can be damaged Premature babies have undeveloped nervous systems and also lack the energy to regulate their own temperature – need for an incubator Small babies can be given small amount of food for growing. Need for use of all of their energy for growth rather than wasting it on keeping warm - so sometimes incubator is used to help them grow faster Parameters Controlled Temperature Oxygen Humidity levels Indications of Use Prematurity Congenital feebleness - Infants of fair size are sometimes born weak and with poor resistance, shown by subnormal temperature, slight cyanosis, tendency to edema Edema - Premature infants are not seldom subject to a general edema, beginning at the feet. Incubator is the quickest way to relieve the condition Cyanosis, with or without edema, due to feeble circulation, is very common with small infants, and sometimes present with those at full term. Warm, moistened, oxygenated air of incubator does wonders in these cases Subnormal temperature After difficult operative deliveries, the baby is often in a condition of shock leading to asphyxia. Violent efforts to revive it should be limited to a minimum, and the infant placed as soon as possible in the incubator Working with an Incubator The temperature in the incubator is increased/decreased by a heater element below the mattress in the chamber Motor driven fan near the heater draws in fresh air through a filter and blows it past the heater, warming the air Air is directed up through slots into the area above the mattress and circulated around Air temperature is monitored by temperature sensors (Air Temperature Sensor) and is adjusted by controlling the current to the heater Incubator can also monitor the baby’s skin temperature by using a skin temperature probe (Patient Probe), which is stuck onto the skin User can either set the incubator to control the temperature of the air or to control the temperature of the baby’s skin (servo control mode) Supplementary oxygen can be taken in by an oxygen inlet connection where it is mixed with the fresh air through the filter Humidity can be increased by the use of water baths (passive humidification) or by dripping water on a heated element (active humidification) Baby is cared for through special access doors called arm ports. Types of Incubator Regular Incubators Where there is minimal mobility Used in hospitals Clinics Transport Incubators An advance infant health care equipment for the care of infant patients Typically include an incubator provided with a wheeled base which is equipped with life support and monitoring instrumentation, oxygen tanks and other emergency care supplies Used for moving ill or injured infants to hospital and have proven valuable in sustaining the lives of infants during transport Used in Ambulances, Air Planes etc. for transport of infant