Phototherapy System
WHAT Universal Phototherapy System
This project is to create a phototherapy care system for jaundice babies, using LED and Fabric optics together with fiber optic sensor technology. The new design phototherapy system can not only provide a humanised service for both babies and nurses but also cut down medical care cost and release the pressure on limited medical resources.
WHY Jaundice & Phototherapy
Although phototherapy is not rocket science any more and most available phototherapy instruments can meet basic medical needs, it is still extremely difficult to ensure a comfortable experience for a neonate. It has been sadly revealed that, for newborn babies, phototherapy means suffering with improper temperature and humidity condition, annoying eyeshade, and loneliness when lying on uncomfortable mattress, etc. While these miserable conditions may reduce the babies into crying, struggling, skin irritation and rashes, there is high risk of throwing helpless mothers into puerperal depression.
HOW Technology + Design = Creation
There is real need to design an innovative system given the mounting problems in the available instruments. With light blanket, LED units, temperature and humidity monitor, and transcutaneous bilirubinometer, our system is designed to deal with the problems