Apparatus for performing and training CPR and methods for using the same
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1. A CPR training device, comprising:
- a flexible structure that contains a fluid and that is configured to simulate a human chest; and
a pressure sensor disposed within said flexible structure, wherein said pressure sensor is configured to sense both positive and negative pressures with respect to atmospheric pressure within said flexible structure.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a CPR training device comprises a flexible structure which is configured to simulate a human chest, and a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is disposed within the flexible structure and is configured to sense pressure within the flexible structure. Both positive and negative pressures relative to the ambient or atmospheric pressure can be determined by the pressure sensor.
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1. A CPR training device, comprising:
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a flexible structure that contains a fluid and that is configured to simulate a human chest; and
a pressure sensor disposed within said flexible structure, wherein said pressure sensor is configured to sense both positive and negative pressures with respect to atmospheric pressure within said flexible structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A CPR training system, comprising:
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a CPR training device comprising a flexible structure that contains a fluid and that is configured to simulate a human chest, and a pressure sensor disposed within the flexible structure, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to sense both positive and negative pressures with respect to the pressure within the flexible structure at rest or relative to atmospheric pressure; and
an adjunctive CPR device that is adapted to be placed over the flexible structure to permit the flexible structure to be pressed and released or actively lifted by a trainee.
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16. A CPR training method comprising:
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providing a CPR training device comprising a flexible structure that contains a fluid and that is configured to simulate a human chest, and a pressure sensor disposed within the flexible structure, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to sense both positive and negative pressures with respect to the pressure within the flexible structure at rest or relative to atmospheric pressure;
repeatedly pressing and releasing the flexible structure in an alternating manner to simulate the performance of closed chest manual CPR;
measuring pressures created within the flexible structure during pressing and releasing of the flexible structure; and
displaying the measured pressures. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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