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US 2009/0024175 A1Published application
Cpr assistance and effectiveness display
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorCurtis Freeman
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Abstract
An instrument is described for assisting a rescuer in the proper administration of CPR. A sensor detects movement of the chest caused by ventilation. The sensor signals are processed to produce a control signal representative of the effectiveness of the ventilation. A lung icon is displayed in the outline shape of human lungs and the outline is displayed filled to a level which indicates the effectiveness of the ventilation.
Claims17
An instrument which assists a rescuer in the administration of CPR comprising:
- a sensor which operates to sense an effect of ventilation and produce output signals indicative of the ventilation;
- a processor, responsive to the sensor output signals, which produces a control signal which represents the effectiveness of the ventilation;
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- a display which may be viewed by an administrator of CPR and comprises a lung icon illustrating the effectiveness of the ventilation by the degree to which the lung icon is displayed as filled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.