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KUDDLER

Lewis, Evan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1275562361

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2010, Master of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, EECS - Electrical Engineering.
This thesis discusses the design, development and, construction of a device to be deployed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to provide health and developmental benefits to premature infants in an incubator setting. The device, hereafter referred to as KUDDLER, provides customized access to Kangaroo Care for premature infants in the NICU when they cannot be with their mothers. One of the important features of KUDDLER is that it can be customized to the unique respiratory and heartbeat patterns of the mother. During setup of the unit, the mother’s heartbeat and respiration signals are recorded and stored in a computer for future use. The KUDDLER is then placed in an incubator and the infant is placed on top on the device. The KUDDLER is operated from a computer that is located on a cart and oscillates up and down with the same respiratory rhythm that would be experienced in direct contact with the mother and a speaker on the back of the device provides the mother’s heartbeat sounds. The KUDDLER also retains the heat of the surrounding incubator to provide proper warmth for the neonate.
Kenneth Loparo, PhD (Advisor)
Susan Ludington, PhD (Committee Member)
Mark Scher, MD (Committee Member)
82 p.
Electrical Engineering
premature infant; medical device; NICU; biometrics; mother; Kangaroo Care

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  • Lewis, E. (2010). KUDDLER [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1275562361

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lewis, Evan. KUDDLER. 2010. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1275562361.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lewis, Evan. "KUDDLER." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1275562361

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