Devices and methods for elevated cardiopulmonary resuscitation
OwnerMichael Fonteinventor
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Abstract
Devices and methods for performing elevated cardiopulmonary resuscitation are provided. A device includes a mechanism for changing the angle of elevation of a backrest of a patient support to elevate the head and thorax of a patient during elevated or head-up CPR. The device additionally includes, stored in a non-transitory memory device thereof, a program for performing elevated CPR that, when executed by a processor of the device acts to elevate the head and thorax of a patient according to a predetermined plan.
Claims20
An elevated CPR assist device configured for elevating a head and thorax of a patient on a patient support that includes a backrest movable relative to a base, the elevated CPR assist device comprising:
- a device housing;
- a strap extendible from said device housing;
- an attachment element at an end of said strap distal from said device housing, said attachment element configured for attachment to a portion of the patient support;
- a mechanism disposed in said device housing and configured to change a length of said strap extending from said device housing;
- a processor disposed in said housing, said processor controlling said mechanism to lengthen or shorten an amount of said strap extending from said housing according to a program for performing elevated CPR being executed by said processor;
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- a user interface accessible from said device housing including at least one user activated element configured to initiate said program for performing elevated CPR,
An elevated CPR assist device configured for elevating a head and thorax of a patient on a patient support that includes a backrest movable relative to a base, the elevated CPR assist device comprising:
- a device housing configured for attachment to at least one of the backrest or the base;
- at least one strap extendible from said device housing;
- an attachment element at an end of said at least one strap distal from said device housing, said attachment element configured for attachment to the other one of the backrest or the base;
- a mechanism disposed in said device housing and configured to change a length of said at least one strap extending outside said device housing between said device housing and said attachment element, said mechanism including a motor;
- a user interface accessible from said device housing including at least one user activated element configured to operate said motor.
A portable elevated CPR assist device, comprising:
- a lightweight base pad;
- a backrest pivotably attached to said lightweight base pad;
- a mechanism attached between said backrest and said lightweight base pad, said mechanism operable to pivot said backrest relative to said lightweight base pad, in order to change the angle of inclination of the backrest relative to said lightweight base pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.