Agriculture
November 10, 2023
Embrace Infant Warmer
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Embrace Innovations
Updated on September 27, 2024
·Created on August 21, 2016
The Otter Newborn Warmer is a warming bassinet for premature or low birth weight newborns.
OtterĀ is a durable, washable warming bassinet for premature and low birthweight (LBW) newborns. As a single-newborn warming mattress that supplies steady warming at body temperature, Otter can eliminate the risk of hypothermia and reduce incidences of hospital-acquired infection.
Currently in prototype phase, Design That Matters has developed four iterations of Otter and conducted user interviews and design reviews with neonatology and global health experts. Otter design development is still in progress as of early 2019 and planned to be completed by early 2020.
Target Countries
Afghanistan, Haiti, Sierra Leone, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Target SDGs
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Market Suggested Retail Price
$350.00
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Community, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
This product is a prototype as of September 2017 and consequently distributors have not yet been secured. DtM plans to work with global health partners around the world to distribute the warmer units.
Competitive Landscape
Direct competitors include Incublanket and Embrace Infant Warmer.
Countries
Afghanistan, Haiti, Sierra Leone, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Manufacturing/Building Method
DtMāsĀ manufacturing partner MTTSĀ willĀ manufactureĀ the Otter. The prototype is being produced with CAD software and 3D printing at theĀ Boston FabLab.
Intellectural Property Type
Select Type
User Provision Model
The end user will be able to procure an Otter Newborn Warmer from DtM's various future global health partners, which are yet to be announced.
Distributions to Date Status
In conjunction with global health partners,Ā DtM cited plans to distributeĀ 1,000 warmer units and to treat over 500,000 newborns in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in 2019.
Accuracy of temperature control (deg C)
+/- 2 Ā°C
Accuracy of temperature display (deg C)
+/- 2 Ā°C
Alarm level
N/A
Alarm type
N/A
Use Duration (hours)
No duration limit, device is connected to AC power
Design Specifications
The OtterĀ uses a standard AC power supply, whichĀ will be specified for 100-240 V and 43-67 Hz. The housing will be sealed from dust, and Otter will contain no moving parts. The bassinet will be made from high-strength polycarbonate. The Otter will maintain a conductive warming surface temperature of 36Ā° C, and DtM is currently exploring the possibility of a user-adjustable surface temperature within +/- 2Ā° C of 36Ā° C. Otter does not require a newborn skin temperature probe for safe and effective operation.
Technical Support
Provided by manufacturer.
Replacement Components
Unknown
Lifecycle
Unknown. However the product can be disinfected and reused multiple times.
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
The designers aim to establish Otter as the āreference designā for newborn warming in low-resource settings.
Vetted Performance Status
It has been determined thatĀ MTTSĀ has the ability to manufacture the Otter.
Safety
An infant warming device can be life-saving but, if unreliable, could be life-threatening to neonates with little temperature control. Also, the Otter must be cleaned withĀ alcohol wipesĀ between each use.
Complementary Technical Systems
Firefly Phototherapy DeviceĀ and other conventional overhead phototherapy devices
Academic Research and References
None
Compliance with regulations
Design that MattersĀ states that the device will comply with existing international standards for conductive newborn warming devices to facilitate adoption.
Other Information
Development is expected to be completed by early 2020.
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