CPR compression device and method including a fluid filled bladder
US7666153B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S601/07
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Improved automatic chest compression systems which use constricting belts, repeatedly inflating bladders, or reciprocating pistons to compress the chest. A bladder is placed between the chest and the particular mechanism used to compress the chest during CPR. The bladder maximizes the effectiveness of chest compressions.
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