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US 12,213,845 B2Granted
Ultrasound guided femoral artery access system (UFAAS) and method to enhance brain perfusion during neuroprotective CPR
AssigneeResuscitation Innovations LLC
InventorKeith G. Lurie
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Abstract
A handheld ultrasound guiding system for the transcutaneous delivery of a needle into blood vessel that can be used to then deliver a guidewire, the battery powered light-weight device consisting of a phased array ultrasound generator, a transducer probe, a screen, computer processor that is mechanically coupled to a needle holder mounted at an angle to the ultrasound probe, the needle is mounted such that it can be advanced into a target blood vessel that is being visualized real-time by the ultrasound probe.
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A method of performing cardiovascular resuscitation, comprising:
- elevating an individual's head, shoulders, and heart relative to the individual's lower body while the individual's lower body remains generally aligned with a horizontal plane;
- compressing the individual's chest while the individual's head, shoulders, and heart are elevated;
- regulating an intrathoracic pressure of the individual while the individual's head, shoulders, and heart are elevated relative to the lower body;
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- performing REBOA on the individual by positioning an intra-aortic balloon in the individual's aorta using an ultrasound-guided cannulation device and inflating the intra-aortic balloon.
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