Concept and considerations of a medical device: the active noise cancelling incubator

Background An increasingly 24/7 connected and urbanised world has created a silent pandemic of noise-induced hearing loss. Ensuring survival to children born (extremely) preterm is crucial. The incubator closed medical device, modifying the internal climate, thus providing an environment for child, as safe, warm, comfortable possible. While sound outside managed decreased over years, managing noise inside still challenge. Method Using active cancelling in will eliminate unwanted sounds (i.e., from respirator heating) incubator, by adding sophisticated algorithms, normal human speech, neonatal intensive care unit music-based therapeutic interventions, natural be sustained child pod. Applying different methods such cancelling, motion capture, sonological engineering. machine learning algorithms implemented development incubator. Projected Results A controlled around can turn promote wellbeing, neural development, speech minimise distress caused noises. developing hardware software pose individual challenges, it about system design aspects contributing it. On one hand, crucial measure auditory range frequencies well predictable that have played back into environment. other, there are many technical issues addressed when comes datasets, delay, microphone technology, transducers, convergence, tracking, impulse control rejection, mitigation stability, detection, polarity, performance. Conclusion Solving complex problem like this, however, requires de-disciplinary approach, where each discipline realise its own shortcomings boundaries, allow innovations new avenues. Technical developments used building cancellation-incubator potential contribute improved solutions patients, both infants adults. Code available at: 10.3389/fped.2023.1187815 .