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.
Technology behind MiraCradle® – Neonate Cooler
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.
