System for providing emergency medical care with real-time instructions and associated methods

US7774060B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• University of Utah Research Foundation · US
• Axon Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Dwayne Westenskow · Salt Lake City, US
• Joseph Orr · Park City, US
• Noah Syroid · Salt Lake City, US
• Daniel Snell · Tucson, US
• James Agutter · Salt Lake City, US
• Frank Drews · Haag in Oberbayern, DE
• Srinath Lingutla · Salt Lake City, US
• Santosh Balakrishnan · Salt Lake City, US
• Kai Kuck · Hamburg, DE
• Lara Brewer · Bountiful, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 2005
• Grant date: Aug 10, 2010
• Expiry date: Jun 20, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3993
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A basic life support system (BLSS) includes a processing element and an output element, such as a display screen or an audio output element, for providing an individual with real-time instructions on providing emergency medical care to a patient until paramedics or other healthcare professionals arrive to take over care for the patient. The instructions may be provided as graphics, including animations, as text, audibly, or as a combination of visible and audible elements. The BLSS may be configured for providing emergency medical care to individuals who have suffered from ventricular fibrillation. Accordingly, the BLSS may also include a defibrillation apparatus, an air or oxygen supply, a respiratory interface, one or more sensors, or a combination thereof.