MiraCradle® - Neonate Cooler is an affordable passive cooling device which uses the advanced savE® phase change material (PCM) technology to induce therapeutic hypothermia among newborns suffering from birth asphyxia. It has been developed by Pluss® in collaboration with CMC Vellore. It is easy to use, safe, light weight, portable and gives the precise temperature control of 33-34�C for a period of 72 hours with minimal manual supervision and no requirement of constant electricity supply.
As stated above, MiraCradle®- Neonate Cooler uses the advanced savE® phase change material
technology.
Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are special thermal energy storage materials that store and release heat at a particular temperature. The thermal energy transfer occurs when the material changes phase from solid to liquid or liquid to solid.
MiraCradle®- Neonate Cooler uses the first of its kind - Form Stable PCMs. PCMs have been incorporated in a polymer matrix to ensure that when changing phase from solid to liquid PCMs retain its shape and form avoiding any risk of the PCM leaking from its encapsulation, thus making it completely safe for the user as well as the patient.
To ensure precise temperature control, MiraCradle®- Neonate Cooler uses a cascaded system of PCMs. Cascaded system is a patented technology that employs use of two or more form stabilized PCM
mattresses with melt/freeze at different temperatures. By engineering the melting points, thicknesses, conductivities and placement of the involved layers, a �quasi-automated� cooling system is created, which, while being completely passive, behaves like a servo-automated cooling device.
It is a rotomolded plastic structure which serves as a framework for placing all the other components of MiraCradle®- Neonate Cooler and also provides insulation to the PCM helping it last for longer hours
This forms the bottom layer of the MiraCradle®-Neonate cooler. Three units of savE®FS-29 PCM are placed at the bottom of Cradle. savE�FS-29 in solid state passively extracts heat from the neonate�s body which is at 37�C thereby inducing and sustaining hypothermia.
This is the middle layer of the device.savE®FS-21 is used in conjunction with savE®FS - 29 to quickly bring the temperature of the neonate down to 33�C. It is subsequently removed and savE�FS � 29 takes over to sustain the temperature for longer hours.
The conduction mattress is a gel bed which provides a smooth surface for the baby to lie on and improves heat transfer between the baby and the PCM
Insulated CradleIt is a rotomolded plastic structure which serves as a framework for placing all the other components of MiraCradle®- Neonate Cooler and also provides insulation to the PCM helping it last for longer hours
savE® FS-29This forms the bottom layer of the MiraCradle®-Neonate cooler. Three units of savE®FS-29 PCM are placed at the bottom of Cradle. savE�FS-29 in solid state passively extracts heat from the neonate�s body which is at 37�C thereby inducing and sustaining hypothermia.
savE® FS-21This is the middle layer of the device.savE®FS-21 is used in conjunction with savE®FS - 29 to quickly bring the temperature of the neonate down to 33�C. It is subsequently removed and savE�FS � 29 takes over to sustain the temperature for longer hours.
Conduction MattressThe conduction mattress is a gel bed which provides a smooth surface for the baby to lie on and improves heat transfer between the baby and the PCM
How to use MiraCradle® - a short training video
Challenges in Africa- Dr. Bogale Worku, Professor of Pediatrics and Executive Director of the Ethiopian Pediatrics Society, explains the importance of cooling therapy
On February 2010, a recommendation with regards to Therapeutic Hypothermia was made by the Neonatal Task Force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR).
Manual on therapeutic Hypothermia for Perinatal Asphyxia (An NNF Publication) by Dr. Vishnu Bhat & Dr. Adhisivam
