INFANT WARMER

OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE
 SPESIFICATIONS
• 900 watt heater (main), 70 watt heater • Ground Fault Interrupt (located
(blanket box) inside back cover)
• 12 watt fan (main), 4 watt fan (blanket • Storage compartment with
box) adjustable shelf
• 120 volt, 50/60 Hz, 12 ampere rating, • Blanket warming compartment
105–135 VAC operating ranges • Two divided storage drawers
• Current leakage less than 30 • Four casters, two locking
microamperes • Tray directs air to diffuser; catches
• Hospital grade plug and 3 wire 14/3 fluids and provides Trendelenburg
AWG power cord function
• 12 ampere resettable circuit breaker • Diffuser distributes air and holds pad
• Compatible with non–flammable • Display panel monitors temperature
anesthetic agents and oxygen by nasal system and times postnatal events
catheter or mask
 Operating Instructions
 
  Skin Probe
  Infant Warmer
The Model 968W Infant
Display Warmer
 
  Siderail
 
 
INFANT WARMER OPERATION
 
  The Model 986W Infant Warmer is designed to provide a
neutral thermal environment for the well baby to minimize
Blanket Warmer the the heat loss normally encountered at birth. The
Infant Warmer has an air warming system similar to an
incubator. An incubator is a closed system, recir- culating
air within its walls. The Infant Warmer is an open system,
providing a constant flow of warm air around the infant.
 RULES BEFORE PUTTING THE INFANT ON THE WARMER

To start the Warmer, press the HEAT ON/OFF button. DO NOT

place sheets or blankets on the pad under the infant at any time. Do
not plug skin probe into display during warm–up, otherwise, alarm
may sound.

Step 2
Step 1 Step 3

Plug the infant warmer into a property Start the timer at the moment of birth by pressing START RESET.
grounded, hospital grade wall receptacle Note As a reminder for APGAR scoring, the timer will sound a tone
all the lights on the control console will flash marking times of one minute, five minutes, ten minutes, etc. It to
ON with an audible beep. use the timer without the tones, press TONE MUTE. The timer
turns off after 60 minutes or when START RESET is pressed.
RULES AFTER PUTTING THE INFANT ON THE WARMER
When the baby is placed in warmer for a long
period of time, attach the skin probe to the baby's
axial with adhesive patches and duct tape, then
plug the probe into the left side of the console.
Once the infant’s temperature has stabilized (1–4 hours
after birth), the Infant Warmer may be turned off by

St
pressing HEAT ON/OFF, and the Warmer can be used .

ep
The skin probe IN–OUT status light will go from

1
flashing red to continuous green and the display will
indicate the actual skin temperature. The nominal servo
2 reference temperature is 36.5C
The infant temperature alarm system becomes ep
annoying once the temperature reaches the control St
band. Subsequently, infant temperatures
exceeding the 35.5–37.5C range are indicated by

St
ep
the status lights (flashing red) and the alarm. To attain a Trendelenberg position, firmly push down on

3
the foot or head end of the diffuser/pad holder. To
intubate, push the head end down and open the head end
4 window by lifting up and swinging down the siderail
t ep
S
 These instructions point out special procedures or The personal safety of the patient or user may be
precautions that must be followed to avoid damaging the involved. Disregarding this information could result in
equipment. injury to the patient or user

CAUTION

SYSTEM
CHECK ⚠️

System check fault results in a continuous alarm tone which can The Infant Warmer should not be exposed to more than
only be silenced by unplugging the unit from the wall. Plug the 200ml of fluid.
unit back in to reset. A system check fault lists a code number in
the timer display (see troubleshooting guide). If the system check
alarm cannot be reset, remove the unit from service.
 NURSE CALL

The unit is pre–wired to provide a signal to the nurse’s

station that an alarm condition exists. The signal (switch
actuation) can either open or close the circuit as defined
in the existing nurse call communications system. The
nurse call signal clears only when the alarm condition
clears, not when an alarm condition is muted on the
unit.