Dräger caleo - Kangaroo Mode

Theory of Operation
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Operating Instructions Caleo, Software 2.n
Kangaroo Mode
Kangaroo Mode
Kangaroo Mode (Caleo Kangaroo Mode) simplifies the opera-
tion of the incubator when the infant is removed to have direct
skin contact with the mother or father ("skin-to-skin care"). This
mode provides the user with extended monitoring functions in
order to detect infant hyperthermia or hypothermia even when
the infant is outside the patient capsule.
Other Caleo features designed to ensure easier removal of the
infant from Caleo for "kangarooing":
– removable tubing grommets in the corners of the incubator,
– ability to lower the patient bed down to 80 cm (31.5")
(with height adjustment
*
)
– minimal space requirement of the fold-down access door of
the Caleo.
The incubator switches to Kangaroo Mode after pressing the
"Menu" key on the control unit. Once Kangaroo Mode is
activated, the following functions are automatically activated:
z Switchover to "Standby" mode
Since the infant is no longer inside Caleo during "kangarooing",
the infant's skin temperature should no longer be used as a
measure for controlling the air temperature inside the incu-
bator. Instead, the incubator should be set up so that when
"kangarooing" is concluded and the infant is put back inside
Caleo, the incubator will be heated to the same temperature
and climate as when the infant was taken out of the incubator.
Consequently, during "Standby" mode, the following logic is
applied:
If Caleo was previously operated in skin temperature mode, it
is switched to air temperature mode for the duration of
Kangaroo Mode. The setpoint for air temperature is automati-
cally determined as the average air temperature over the last
three minutes. The previous setpoint for skin temperature is
stored in buffer memory.
If Caleo was previously operated in air temperature mode, the
setting remains unchanged.
z Automatic alarm muting
Since, usually, after switching over to Kangaroo Mode, the door
is opened and the infant taken out of the incubator, alarms
triggered by opening the doors are no longer meaningful.
Consequently, all alarms that would normally be activated by
opening the large doors are automatically muted for the next
4 minutes - see page 91.
* Available option