A heat therapy appliance for treatment of neonates has a lying surface on a platform bordered by side walls, a hood movable between a closed incubator position, bearing on the side walls and covering the lying surface, and an open nursing care position, a radiant heater secured on the appliance structure and directed at the lying surface, lifting devices acting on the platform, and a control device actuating the lifting devices to adjustably set an angle of inclination of the platform with respect to the horizontal. The platform is mounted so as to be adjustable in height. The control device also actuates the lifting devices in the same direction, to adjust the vertical position of the platform with respect to the side walls between a first position and a second position higher than the first position.

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system for infants and children and imaging method thereof are disclosed. The system includes: a base; a housing, with a bottom fixed to the base; a monitoring shield, pivotably connected to the top of the housing; a pair of open magnets, which are spaced apart from each other and fixed to the base by a magnet holder such that an imaging area is defined between them; an operating table, fixed in the imaging area; an incubator, movably connected to the operating table and configured to house an infant or child and to adjust the position of the infant or child in the imaging area. The monitoring shield has a closed configuration and an open configuration. In the closed configuration of the monitoring shield, the magnet holder, the open magnet, the operating table and the incubator are all situated within a space delimited by the base, the housing and the monitoring shield. With this optimized structure, the system allows a radiologist to more accurately and intuitively adjust and understand the position and angle at which the infant or child is imaged. In addition, with the incubator, the system can provide the infant or child with a safer and more comfortable environment. Therefore, it entails a systematic MRI solution for newborns, infants and children.

There can be provided an incubator (11) which relatively readily stores a cassette tray (61) in a cassette tray accommodation space (62) or takes out the cassette tray (61) from the cassette tray accommodation space (62) through one of a plurality of tray loading/unloading ports (63a-63c) even if a doctor or nurse performs an operation in a region including the outside of the cassette tray accommodation space (62) and its vicinity or even if a sophisticated article such as a sophisticated medical apparatus exists in the region including the outside of the cassette tray accommodation space (62) and its vicinity. In this incubator (11), the cassette tray accommodation space (62) includes at least two tray loading/unloading ports (63a-63c) of a front tray loading/unloading port (63a), a rear tray loading/unloading port, a left tray loading/unloading port (63b), and a right tray loading/unloading port (63c).

There can be provided an incubator (11) which relatively readily stores a cassette tray (61) in a cassette tray accommodation space (62) or takes out the cassette tray (61) from the cassette tray accommodation space (62) through one of a plurality of tray loading/unloading ports (63a-63c) even if a doctor or nurse performs an operation in a region including the outside of the cassette tray accommodation space (62) and its vicinity or even if a sophisticated article such as a sophisticated medical apparatus exists in the region including the outside of the cassette tray accommodation space (62) and its vicinity. In this incubator (11), the cassette tray accommodation space (62) includes at least two tray loading/unloading ports (63a-63c) of a front tray loading/unloading port (63a), a rear tray loading/unloading port, a left tray loading/unloading port (63b), and a right tray loading/unloading port (63c).

Systems and methods for providing infant monitoring and support avoid image degradation, for x-ray imaging, related to sensors used for infant monitoring by separating an infant-supporting body from a sensor-carrying body. The sensor-carrying body, and with it any number of related sensors, is moved out of the way during x-ray imaging.

A system and method for tilting an infant-supporting device is operable by two actuators that are disposed outside of a thermo-regulated and/or sterile area of the infant-supporting device.

An infant care system comprises a platform configured to support an infant and to receive an applied force on the platform. The infant care system also comprises at least two load cells connected to the platform, each of the two load cells configured to receive at least a portion of the applied force on the platform and generate a signal indicative of the portion of applied force received. The infant care system also comprises a processor configured to receive and analyze the signals from the load cells and perform a function based on the analyzed signals.

An infant care system comprises a platform configured to support an infant and to receive an applied force on the platform. The infant care system also comprises at least two load cells connected to the platform, each of the two load cells configured to receive at least a portion of the applied force on the platform and generate a signal indicative of the portion of applied force received. The infant care system also comprises a processor configured to receive and analyze the signals from the load cells and perform a function based on the analyzed signals.

Infant support devices and containment devices are described for use with premature and small-for-age infants, and in particular premature babies two kilograms or less, and even babies of one kilograms or less. The devices can be used separately or in combination (whereupon both support and containment are achieved together).

Infant support devices and containment devices are described for use with premature and small-for-age infants, and in particular premature babies two kilograms or less, and even babies of one kilograms or less. The devices can be used separately or in combination (whereupon both support and containment are achieved together).