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Cardiac assist method using an inflatable vest

  • US 20010027279A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2001
  • Published: 10/04/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for cyclically compressing the chest of a patient, said device comprising:

  • an inflatable vest for cyclically compressing and decompressing the chest of the patient;

    at least one electrode for sensing an ECG signal of the patient; and

    a controller, operatively connected to the inflatable vest and the at least one electrode, for filtering the ECG signal received from the electrode, for detecting predetermined triggering events in the ECG signal, for initiating a compression cycle when a first predetermined triggering event is detected, and for ignoring a second predetermined triggering event detected during a predetermined period after receipt of the first predetermined triggering event.

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