A sensor for evaluating tissue of a subject is provided. The sensor includes a flexible spine disposable on the subject, a flexible member that includes first and second flexible member portions accommodated within the flexible spine, a light source, a detector and a rigid member. The light source is attached to the first flexible member portion and is configured to emit light toward the tissue. The detector is attached to the second flexible member portion and is configured to receive the light having reflected off the tissue. The rigid member is coupled with the first and second flexible member portions. In response to a curvature of the flexible spine, the rigid member moves the first and second flexible member portions along the flexible spine to adjust a distance between the light source and the detector

System comprising of a simulating flow control breastfeeding where a tube linking a refillable housing chamber to a prosthetic nipple, an analyzing module linked to a sensor to determine a physical, physiological, or emotional state of the infant/user by mapping the received input parameter with a pre-stored set of parameters from the parameter store via the analyzing module and dynamically interact with the infant/user based on a determined output to promote a non-latching simulating breastfeeding experience to prevent bruised, sore nipples or engorged breasts.

An infant warming system includes a frame structure, a platform for supporting an infant that is connected to the frame structure, a radiant warmer supported on the frame structure above the platform, an ECG connection port configured to connect to ECG electrodes, and an ECG monitor housed on the frame structure, the ECG monitor receiving cardiac potentials from the ECG electrodes connected to the infant. The infant warming system further includes a control system configured to process the cardiac potentials to detect each heart beat of the infant, calculate a heart rate for the infant based on a detected heart beats, and display the heart rate on a display device associated with the infant warming system.

A point-of birth system and instrument, biochemical cartridge, and methods for newborn screening is disclosed. Namely, a point-of-birth system is provided the includes a point-of-birth instrument for receiving and processing a biochemical cartridge for performing newborn screening. Further, a portable smart device, such as a smartphone or tablet, is in communication with point-of birth instrument, wherein the smart device may include a newborn screening (NBS) mobile app. In one example, the point-of-birth system and point-of-birth instrument support newborn biological screening only. However, in another example, the point-of-birth system and point-of birth instrument support both newborn biological screening and newborn physiological screening.

A patient table adapted for use in association with an MR scanner for neonatal infants is provided. The patient table has an extendable patient bed attached to and extendable from the patient table. The patient bed may be at least partially inserted into an MR scanner without requiring the patient table to enter the MR scanner. A transport mechanism is on the underside of the patient table so that it may be readily moved over the floor on which it rests. The patient table includes a latching mechanism that may operate to releasably attach the patient table to a patient table docking assembly. The docking assembly is operative to selectively move the patient table towards, into and away from the MR scanner.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for monitoring one or more of cerebral oxygenation and total hemoglobin concentration that can be used to perform accurate, noninvasive measurement of cerebral venous blood oxygen saturation (oxygenation) in neonatal patients. A neonatal cerebral oxygenation detection apparatus comprises a wearable support having a light emitter and an acoustic sensor coupled thereto. The wearable support can be secured onto a head of an infant, and the light emitter can be configured to emit a light toward a superior sagittal sinus of the infant's head. The acoustic sensor can be configured to detect acoustic pressure generated by blood in the superior sagittal sinus when the superior sagittal sinus blood absorbs the light. Cerebral oxygenation and/or total hemoglobin concentration can be determined based on the acoustic pressure detected by the acoustic detector.

Embodiments described herein relate to a catheter configured to detect at least one blood gas parameter present in blood in an artery of a patient, including, but not limited to, a catheter wall forming at least one lumen configured for umbilical arterial catheterization, at least one optical fiber incorporated in the catheter wall, wherein the at least one optical fiber is configured to detected the at least one blood gas parameter.

A new born temperature and heart monitor wrap apparatus and method includes a wrap where the wrap is configured such that a new born is substantially covered by the wrap when the wrap is applied to the new born. A heart monitor device is attached to the wrap and a temperature lead retainer is attached to the wrap. A substrate is provided where the wrap is removably connected to the substrate.

For the purpose of obtaining information about a person's sleep and wake states, an arrangement (100) comprising a video camera (10) and a processing unit (20) is used. The video camera (10) serves for capturing a sequence of video frames during a time period, and the processing unit (20) is configured to process video frames provided by the video camera (10) and to provide output representative of the person's sleep and wake states during the time period. In particular, the processing unit (20) is configured to execute an algorithm according to which (i) a motion value-time relation, (ii) sets of features relating to respective epochs in the motion value-time relation and (iii) classifiers of the respective epochs are determined, wherein the algorithm is further configured to apply an adaptive prior probability determined for the particular person in dependence of the motion values of the respective epochs to the classifiers.

When inserting a catheter or other medical equipment into a child or adolescent or other paediatric patient, ECG signals may be recorded from the catheter and the location of the catheter determined by analysing the ECG signals. A signal processor and user interface may receive recorded signals in real-time from the catheter while the catheter is inserted into the paediatric patient. The signal processor may analyse the ECG signals to determine the location of the catheter in the paediatric patient. The user interface may display the location of the catheter and other pertinent information to a user while the user is inserting the catheter. One method for determining the location may include determining R-wave and P-wave peaks of the ECG signal and determining the location from an average location of the R-wave and P-wave peaks in the ECG signal.