The Incubator Installation Kit designed and developed by Boggi Aeronautics provides a very cost/effective solution for the installation of commercial incubators on helicopters used for medical services missions. The Kit has been designed for the installation some models of incubator on board of the Agusta Westland AW139 helicopter, Airbus Helicopters EC145 and AS365. It can be easily adapted to comply with the Customer specific requirements, also depending on the interface or medical floor installed.
The incubator has been provided with an internal restraint system for the baby, and it is intended to immobilize the infant during transportation both in helicopter and in ambulance. It should be noted, that besides being an aeronautical requirement, the baby should be fixed as he/she is intubated and has quite few sensors over the body. The restraint studied is made of foam and covered by auto-extinguishing material, compliant to FAR25 Appendix F – Part I. It is constituted of foams and straps that carry the load (neonatal child) during normal maneuvering or during emergency