11:29, 17 февраля 2026

Smart Incubators in St. Petersburg Help Low-Weight Infants Gain Strength

Perinatal center receives advanced equipment for neonatal intensive care

Shvabe, a holding of state corporation Rostec, has supplied new neonatal equipment to St. Petersburg. City Perinatal Center No. 1 received transport incubators, phototherapy irradiators and modern incubators designed to help infants weighing as little as 500 grams gain strength, Rostec’s press service told IT-Russia.

Weighs and Delivers Medication

Sergei Tsyb, state secretary of Rostec, said technological sovereignty in healthcare and medical device manufacturing is a matter of national security, and Rostec enterprises are playing a major role in addressing it.

“The corporation currently produces about 250 registered medical devices – from consumables to high-tech equipment. These include a line of modern neonatal systems that have proven their effectiveness and quality in practice. By their technical specifications, they are comparable to foreign analogues and help save children’s lives both in Russia and abroad,” Tsyb said.

A total of 15 IDN-03 incubators were delivered to the perinatal center in the northern capital. They are designed for nursing and intensive care of newborns, including those with extremely low birth weight of 500 grams.

According to Rostec, the IDN-03 incubator is a smart system developed with input from physicians. For several months, it effectively replaces the mother’s womb for tiny patients. During that time, medical staff help the infant gain weight and stabilize. The equipment allows doctors to monitor vital signs and adjust key parameters – temperature, oxygen concentration and air humidity. The device can also perform X-rays, weigh the infant and administer medication without the need to move the child.

“A monitoring system tracks the child’s vital indicators and issues alerts when necessary,” said Valeria Tonkoshkurova, development director for medical projects at Shvabe.

Treats Jaundice Without Medication

The transport incubator allows newborns weighing up to six kilograms to be safely transported by ambulance or medical helicopter. The device operates independently of external power sources and protects infants from noise and vibration.

The OFN-03 phototherapy irradiators supplied to the center treat neonatal jaundice without drugs. The device works by exposing infants to light emitted by ultra-bright LEDs in the therapeutic spectral range of 430–530 nm, reducing the concentration of indirect bilirubin in the blood without causing heat exposure.

The medical equipment was manufactured by specialists at the Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant named after E. S. Yalamov, part of the Shvabe holding.

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