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AssigneeTuroLife LLC
InventorJustin Joffe
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Disclosed are systems and related methods for augmenting blood supply to vital organs in a patient. An optional system includes a plurality of limb cuffs. Each limb cuff has a real-time hemodynamic sensor and an inflatable sleeve configured to be placed around a limb of the patient to autonomously perform occlusion of the limb in response to real-time hemodynamic readings generated by the real-time hemodynamic sensor. An optional method includes placing one limb cuff on each separate limb of the patient and allowing each limb cuff to autonomously perform a limb occlusion operation and to adjust a limb occlusion setting in response to the real time hemodynamic readings so as to augment blood supply to the vital organs, optionally while performing CPR on the patient.
A method for augmenting blood supply to vital organs in a patient, the method comprising:
The method of any previous claim, the housing comprising a bottom portion that is symmetrical and shaped in a manner that prevents rolling or rotation of the housing relative to a substantially flat surface on which the bottom portion is placed, optionally the ground, when the patient is lying in a supine position on the substantially flat surface and while the limb cuff is placed around a limb of the patient.
The method of any previous claim, wherein the plurality of limb cuffs consists of the following four limb cuffs:
The method of any previous claim, the system comprising a user interface comprising a monitor to provide real time system status and patient hemodynamic feedback, the user interface being physically separate from the plurality of limb cuffs.
The method of any previous claim, there being no physical connections between the plurality of limb cuffs.
The method of any previous claim, each limb cuff of the plurality of limb cuffs comprising a microcontroller for providing autonomous operation of the real-time hemodynamic sensor and the inflatable sleeve.
The method of any previous claim, each limb cuff of the plurality of limb cuffs comprising:
The method of any previous claim, each limb cuff of the plurality of limb cuffs comprising a wireless communication interface for remote monitoring and feedback, optionally wherein the wireless communication interface transmits data via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), WiFi or Ultra Wideband to a user interface.
The method of any previous claim, wherein the real-time hemodynamic sensor is configured to measure flow according to the following algorithm:
The method of any previous claim, wherein each limb cuff operates physically and electronically independently of every other limb cuff of the plurality of limb cuffs.
The method of any previous claim, wherein the real-time hemodynamic sensor comprises two of the same type of sensor, a first of which is configured for measuring minimal limb occlusion pressure (MLOP) and a second of which is configured for proximal arterial waveform detection.
A method of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient comprising performing the method of any previous claim while simultaneously applying chest compressions to the patient.
The method of any previous claim, wherein the method does not increase intrathoracic pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.