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US 2014/0309564 A1Published application
Portable automatic chest compression devices
AssigneeZoll Circulation, Inc.
InventorsJames O. Jensen, Vladimir Rappoport, Robert Mastromattei
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Abstract
An automated chest compression device has a housing for supporting a patient and a motor within the housing. A conical drive spool is operatively connected to the motor and a cable, is operatively connected to the conical drive spool. The cable is adapted to extend at least partially around the chest of the patient. A controller is operable to control the motor to compress the chest to variable thresholds.
Claims12
An electro-mechanical chest compression device comprising:
- a housing adapted to support a patient;
- a motor disposed in the housing;
- a drive spool operably attached to the motor, wherein the motor is capable of rotating the drive spool;
- a belt attached to the drive spool, said belt capable of extending at least partially around the chest of a patient, wherein rotation of the drive spool tightens the belt to compress the chest of the patient;
- a spline attached to the belt;
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- a slot disposed in the drive spool, said slot sized and dimensioned to engage the spline when the belt is attached to the drive spool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.