A personal food heating unit for hospital catering - Hospital meals are generally served during rigid kitchen hours, not offering patients, the flexibility to eat at a more personal and convenient time. Furthermore, at the times they are served, the environment is chaotic, and has a negative effect on the patient’s appetite.
ThermoPlate, stores and protects hospital-cooked meals from top to bottom. Is has a small heating element, which keeps the food warm, allowing patients to receive their meal at a ‘traditional serving’ time, but provides patients the flexibility to eat their food later on during the evening, when they are hungry, or at a time which suits there appetite and mood.
Catering for patients who:
• Suffer from loss of appetite due to busy environments
• Have unusual eating patterns
• Have to wait before they can consume due to medication
• Require assistance from nurses
• Prefer to eat at a later time
[Designed using Pro/Engineer and Alias]
