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US 2009/0260637 A1Published application
Support structure
AssigneeJolife AB
InventorsPeter Sebelius, Per Bergstrom, Jan Hampf
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AssigneeJolife AB
InventorsPeter Sebelius, Per Bergstrom, Jan Hampf
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The present invention relates generally to a support structure for fixating a patient to a treatment unit, and especially to a support structure for fixating the patient to a cardiopulmonary resuscitation unit. An embodiment of the support structure (10) comprises a back plate (100) for positioning behind said patient's back posterior to said patient's heart and a front part (200) for positioning around said patient's chest anterior to said patient's heart. Further, the front part (200) can comprise two legs (210, 220), each leg (210, 220) having a first end (212, 222) pivotably connected to at least one hinge (230, 240) and a second end (214, 224) removably attachable to said back plate (100). Said front part (200) can further be devised for comprising a compression/decompression unit (300) arranged to automatically compress or decompress said patient's chest when said front part (200) is attached to said back plate (100).
1-40. (canceled)
A back plate for use in a support structure for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a patient having a cardiac arrest, comprising a shaft-like member arranged to be engaged by means of a claw-like member of a front part.
42-45. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.