Chapter 1: Functional Description; Introduction - GE PANDA Service Manual

Chapter 1: Functional Description

1.1 Introduction

The GE Healthcare Panda and Giraffe Warmers are devices with a radiant heating source intended to
maintain the thermal balance of an infant patient by direct radiation of energy in the infrared region of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
Radiant heat from an infrared heat source is focused onto the bed to warm the patient. The operator may
select either the heater power (manual mode) or skin temperature (baby mode) control method. Depending
on the control method selected, the heater is either regulated at the operator selected power level or the
heater output is modulated to maintain the patient's temperature at the value selected by the operator.
The Panda and Giraffe Warmers are each offered in a bedded model: the Panda iRes Warmer and the
Giraffe Warmer. The Panda Warmer also offers two non-bedded models: Freestanding and Wall Mount. The
model type is indicated on the label and on the device's splash screen.
TABLE 1-1. Warmer Models
Panda iRes Warmer Panda Freestanding
Warmer (non-bedded)
Panda Wall Mount
Warmer (non-bedded)
Giraffe Warmer
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