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Abstract

A process and system is provided for regulating the air temperature in an incubator (3), which accommodates a patient, especially a premature or newborn infant, and which is part of a so-called hybrid device. When the function of the hybrid device is changed over between the two device types of 'closed incubator' and 'open care unit,' the problem arises that the air temperature set point cannot be maintained and the patient cools down as a consequence. The process uses a heat radiation source (1), which is located outside the incubator (3), which can be closed with a hood (2) that is transparent to the radiated heat. The corresponding value measured by an air temperature sensor (5), which is used as an actual air temperature value, is evaluated by an evaluating and control unit (4) along with a value measured by a body temperature sensor (7). When the actual values that continue to be measured by the air temperature sensor (5) exceed a preset set point, the radiation dose of the heat radiation source (1) is reduced, and increased in the contrary case, until the preset set point and the actual value of the air temperature sensor (5) agree.

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