embrace nest - Glossary of Terms (Continued); Normothermia and Normal Operating Conditions

Embrace™ Nest Operation Manual (0602-50001-002) Page 43
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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Hypothermia
A term used to refer to subnormal temperature of the body i.e. temperature less than 36.5 °C. It is a
condition widely prevalent in newborns that do not have enough subcutaneous fat to sustain body
temperature during the first few days after birth.
The newborn loses its thermal balance due to factors such as evaporation of amniotic fluid,
convection of air current or conduction through contact with cold objects. Such babies need to be
provided external source of warmth until the body temperature stabilizes.
Hypothermic
A condition denoting a patient suffering from hypothermia
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Normothermia
The human body functions at its optimum when the core body temperature is between 36.5 °C and
37.5 °C. This core-body temperature condition is referred to as Normothermia.
Normal Operating Conditions
With reference to the Embrace™ Nest the normal operating conditions are defined as shown below:
• The input voltage supplied to the AccuTemp™ Heater for heating up the WarmPak™ will be
230V AC, 50 Hz. Further, the AccuTemp™ Heater is operated at an ambient temperature of
25 °C.
• The BabyWrap™, heated WarmPak™ and newborn are at an ambient temperature of 25 °C.
Under these normal operating conditions, the expected performance of the Embrace™ Nest is as
below:
• The AccuTemp™ Heater has been designed to heat the WarmPak™ up to a temperature
between 37 °C and 40 °C in approximately 35 minutes.
• The heated WarmPak™, when placed in the BabyWrap™, along with the newborn, will stay
at the operating temperature (defined below) for at least 4 hours.