SUPPORT STRUCTURE

• US 20090260637A1
• Filed: 06/25/2009
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jolife AB (Stryker Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Jolife AB (Stryker Corporation)
• Inventors: Bergstrom, Per, Sebelius, Peter, Hampf, Jan
• Application Number:
  US12/491,881
• Publication Number:
  US 20090260637A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/870
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1253 driven by a human being, e.g. hand driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/084 Chest
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 31/00 Artificial respiration or heart stimulation, e.g. heart massage artificial respiration by treatment with gas or air, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration A61M16/00; applying electric currents by contact electrodes for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers A61N1/36 ; teaching or training models, demonstration models for medical purposes G09B23/288
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 31/004 Heart stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 31/007 Manual driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 31/008 Supine patient supports or bases, e.g. improving air-way access to the lungs

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to a support structure for fixating a patient to a treatment unit, and especially to a support structure for fixating the patient to a cardiopulmonary resuscitation unit. An embodiment of the support structure (10) comprises a back plate (100) for positioning behind said patient'"'"'s back posterior to said patient'"'"'s heart and a front part (200) for positioning around said patient'"'"'s chest anterior to said patient'"'"'s heart. Further, the front part (200) can comprise two legs (210, 220), each leg (210, 220) having a first end (212, 222) pivotably connected to at least one hinge (230, 240) and a second end (214, 224) removably attachable to said back plate (100). Said front part (200) can further be devised for comprising a compression/decompression unit (300) arranged to automatically compress or decompress said patient'"'"'s chest when said front part (200) is attached to said back plate (100).

Claims

1-40. -40. (canceled)

41. A back plate for use in a support structure for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a patient having a cardiac arrest, comprising a shaft-like member arranged to be engaged by means of a claw-like member of a front part.

42-45. -45. (canceled)