低成本和开源的新生儿化器是由Arduino微控制器操作的
Rubén Cuervo1, Miguel A Rodríguez-Lázaro1, Ramon Farré1,2,3
1Unitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
HardwareX
|August 4, 2023
概括
一个新的,低成本的新生儿化器是使用易于获得的材料和Arduino微控制器开发出来的. 这种开源设计旨在通过提供必要的热恒温来减少低收入和中等收入国家的婴儿死亡率.
科学领域:
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 新生儿护理 新生儿护理
- 全球健康 全球健康
背景情况:
- 在低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs) 中,新生儿死亡率仍然很高.
- 缺乏负担得起的化器是减少婴儿发病率和死亡率的重要障碍,尤其是早产婴儿.
- 保持热平衡对于新生儿的生存至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为LMICs设计,建造和测试一个低成本,易于组装的新生儿化器.
- 为广泛采用和本地制造提供开源技术信息.
- 改善获得关键新生儿护理技术的机会.
主要方法:
- 开发一个新生儿化器,使用廉价,当地采购的材料.
- 集成一个Arduino微控制器来控制温度和湿度.
- 包括一个倾斜床,新生儿体重监测和安全温度报警器.
- 根据IEC 60601-2-19标准进行性能评估.
主要成果:
- 新型化器成功地保持了可控的温度和相对湿度.
- 该设备通过了严格的IEC 60601-2-19安全和性能标准.
- 组装的化器成本不到250欧元,使其对LMICs非常容易获得.
结论:
- 开发的低成本新生儿化器是改善资源有限的环境中的新生儿护理的可行和有效解决方案.
- 开源设计促进了本地生产,并应有助于减少LMIC新生儿死亡率.
- 这项创新解决了新生儿获得基本医疗技术的关键差距.
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