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Systems and methods for gravity-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation

  • US 10,092,481 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/2015
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), comprising:

  • elevating the head, heart, and shoulders of an individual to an angle of between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees relative to horizontal by bending the individual at the waist to actively drain venous blood from the brain using gravity while performing CPR by repeatedly compressing the chest, whereby elevation of the head, heart, and shoulders assists to lower intracranial pressure, increase cerebral perfusion pressure, and reduce venous blood concussion pressure waves directed to the brain during the performance of CPR, andinterfacing a device with the airway of the individual to regulate the intrathoracic pressure of the individual while performing CPR to create a negative pressure within the chest during a relaxation phase of CPR.

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