Training manikin for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
US5540592A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B23/288
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A training manikin for use in teaching students to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation includes a head, a neck, and a torso molded integrally of a resilient material allowing flexure of the neck and providing realistic resistance to compression of the torso in simulating external heart massage. An audible signal device indicates adequate chest compression. A tubular airway passage includes a restrictor and a device for indicating sufficient air flow, and can receive obstructors. A cavity in the torso holds a smaller, infant-size similar manikin. The manikin may have a tough watertight skin surrounding a core of resilient microporous foam of lesser density. One embodiment of the invention includes a ball-and-socket joint articulating the head portion with the neck portion.
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