Assisting a CPR Treatment
AssigneeZOLL Medical Corporation
InventorsChristopher Luke Kaufman, Gary A. Freeman, Ulrich Herken
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Abstract
A system for assisting with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment being administered to a patient. In one aspect, a system for assisting with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment being administered to a patient includes a sensor for determining a parameter of the patient (e.g., indicative of a blood flow or pressure waveform), and one or more processors configured for receiving input from the sensor, determining, based on the input from the sensor, whether a rate of chest compressions administered in the CPR treatment should be changed, and providing an indication to a user that the rate of chest compressions should be changed.
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A system for assisting with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment being administered to a patient, the system comprising:
- a sensor for determining a parameter of the patient;
- and
- one or more processors configured for:
- receiving input from the sensor;
- determining, based on the parameter, whether a rate of chest compressions administered in the CPR treatment should be changed;
- and
- providing an indication to a user that the rate of chest compressions should be changed.
A system for assisting with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment being administered to a patient, the system comprising:
- a timer module configured to determine an amount of time elapsed since chest compressions are commenced;
- and
- one or more processors configured for:
- determining, based on the amount of time elapsed, whether a rate of chest compressions administered in the CPR treatment should be changed;
- and
- providing an indication to the user that the rate of chest compressions should be changed to a revised rate.
A system for assisting with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment being administered to a patient, the system comprising:
- a sensor for measuring a parameter of the patient;
- a metronome to guide a user in applying chest compressions at a first rate;
- a motion sensor configured to measure rate of compressions exerted by the user on the patient;
- one or more processors configured for:
- receiving input from the sensor and the motion sensor;
- determining, based on the input from the sensor, whether a rate of chest compressions administered in the CPR treatment should be changed;
- a user interface module, wherein the user interface module is configured to provide feedback indicating that the rate of chest compressions is to be changed;
- and
- providing a second rate to guide the user in applying chest compressions.
A system for assisting with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment being administered to a patient, the system comprising:
- one of a timer module configured to determine at least one of an amount of time elapsed since chest compressions are commenced and a parameter sensor configured to determine a blood flow metric;
- a mechanical chest compression device;
- a mechanical chest compression device controller;
- and
- one or more processors configured for:
- instructing the mechanical chest compression device controller to provide chest compressions at a first rate;
- determining, based on at least one of the amount of time elapsed and the sensed parameter, whether a rate of chest compressions administered in the CPR treatment should be changed;
- and
- providing a second rate of chest compressions based on the time elapsed.
A method for assisting with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment administered to a patient, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors, an input from a sensor measuring a waveform indicative of at least one of a blood flow, a pulse wave velocity and a blood pressure of the patient;
- determining, by one or more processors and based on the input from the sensor, that a rate of chest compressions administered in the CPR treatment should be changed;
- and
- providing, by one or more processors, an indication that the rate of chest compressions should be changed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.