GAS-DRIVEN CHEST COMPRESSION APPARATUS
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1. A gas-driven chest compression apparatus for cardiopulmonary resuscitation comprising a flexible pneumatic actuator capable of axial contraction when fed with a pressurized driving gas, and a means for controlling the contraction thereof.
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Abstract
A gas-driven chest compression apparatus for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) comprises a flexible pneumatic actuator, capable of axial contraction when fed with a pressurized driving gas, and means for controlling the contraction thereof. Also disclosed are methods of providing chest compressions to a patient by means of a CPR apparatus comprising actuator(s) of this kind, and a corresponding use of the actuator.
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- 1. A gas-driven chest compression apparatus for cardiopulmonary resuscitation comprising a flexible pneumatic actuator capable of axial contraction when fed with a pressurized driving gas, and a means for controlling the contraction thereof.
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24. A method of providing chest compressions to a patient in need thereof, comprising:
- disposing the chest of the patient in a recumbent position on a back plate;
mounting a flexible pneumatic actuator capable of axial contraction when fed with a pressurized driving gas with its ends at opposite sides of the back plate so as to enclose and abut the chest of the patient, optionally disposing a compression plate element between the actuator and the chest to effect said abutment;
intermittently inflating and deflating the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (25)
- disposing the chest of the patient in a recumbent position on a back plate;
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26. A method of providing chest compressions to a patient in need thereof, comprising:
- disposing the chest of the patient in a recumbent position on a back plate;
disposing a compression base on the chest of the patient above the sternum;
disposing two flexible pneumatic actuators capable of axial contraction when fed with a pressurized driving gas at opposite sides of the patient'"'"'s chest, connecting the base, the actuators, and the back plate so as to enclose the patient'"'"'s chest;
intermittently inflating and deflating the actuators. - View Dependent Claims (27)
- disposing the chest of the patient in a recumbent position on a back plate;
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