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Abstract

Heating Pads for Newborns The aim of this thesis was to conduct market research of heating pads for neonates, as well as to design and implement an experiment to investigate the heating dynamics and heat distribution of three different heating pads. Neonates born preterm or those born with a low birth weight, are highly susceptible to hypothermia, which can lead to severe complications, and in some cases even death. To battle the problem of hypothermia, this study conducted market research and compared the technical parameters and clinical implications of three different types of heating pads: Circulant warmers, Heated wire warmers, and Forced-air warmers. All these thermo-management devices treat the patient by warming the neonate through a mattress or a blanket and effectively reduce the chances of hypothermia. The circulant warmer can also cool the patient, which is mostly used in operating rooms during cardiac surgery when it is necessary to slow down the blood flow and metabolism. In theory, heating wire warmers should have a very fast onset of desired temperature as heating copper wires require much less energy than heating water in circulant warmers. In theory this rapid onset of temperature would make the heating wire warmers ideal for use in emergency situations where time is critical. The forced-air thermo-management device can use blankets with multiple shapes and sizes, making it good for special occasions. The second part of this thesis utilized the FLIR Ex6 infrared camera to capture the heating dynamics and heat distribution along the surface of three heating pads: Gentherm Blanketrol III, Alfamedic HM-13, and the discontinued Alfamedic RD-95. The target temperature in this experiment was 38°C. The results revealed that both Alfamedic devices RD-95 and HM-13 failed to reach the desired temperature within 30 minutes, with the HM-13 performing the worst out of all three devices. The Gentherm Blanketrol III was the only heating pad to reach the target temperature of 38°C with a rapid onset of 7 minutes, making it the most successful and the most accurate. All three devices managed to display uniform heat distribution which is a key characteristic.

Heating Pads for Newborns The aim of this thesis was to conduct market research of heating pads for neonates, as well as to design and implement an experiment to investigate the heating dynamics and heat distribution of three different heating pads. Neonates born preterm or those born with a low birth weight, are highly susceptible to hypothermia, which can lead to severe complications, and in some cases even death. To battle the problem of hypothermia, this study conducted market research and compared the technical parameters and clinical implications of three different types of heating pads: Circulant warmers, Heated wire warmers, and Forced-air warmers. All these thermo-management devices treat the patient by warming the neonate through a mattress or a blanket and effectively reduce the chances of hypothermia. The circulant warmer can also cool the patient, which is mostly used in operating rooms during cardiac surgery when it is necessary to slow down the blood flow and metabolism. In theory, heating wire warmers should have a very fast onset of desired temperature as heating copper wires require much less energy than heating water in circulant warmers. In theory this rapid onset of temperature would make the heating wire warmers ideal for use in emergency situations where time is critical. The forced-air thermo-management device can use blankets with multiple shapes and sizes, making it good for special occasions. The second part of this thesis utilized the FLIR Ex6 infrared camera to capture the heating dynamics and heat distribution along the surface of three heating pads: Gentherm Blanketrol III, Alfamedic HM-13, and the discontinued Alfamedic RD-95. The target temperature in this experiment was 38°C. The results revealed that both Alfamedic devices RD-95 and HM-13 failed to reach the desired temperature within 30 minutes, with the HM-13 performing the worst out of all three devices. The Gentherm Blanketrol III was the only heating pad to reach the target temperature of 38°C with a rapid onset of 7 minutes, making it the most successful and the most accurate. All three devices managed to display uniform heat distribution which is a key characteristic.