SUPPORT STRUCTURE

• US 20110308534A1
• Filed: 08/03/2011
• Published: 12/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Physio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Physio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
• Inventors: Sebelius, Peter, Bergstrom, Per, Hampf, Jan
• Granted Patent: US 8,753,298 B2
• 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 5 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) 10 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. A support structure for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a patient, comprising:

a back plate for positioning behind the patient'"'"'s back posterior to the patient'"'"'s heart; and

a front part for positioning around the patient'"'"'s chest anterior to the patient'"'"'s heart, the front part comprising a central part and two rigid legs, each of the legs having a respective first end connected to the central part, and a respective second end, and

in which

the respective second ends of the two legs are removably attachable to the back plate;

the central part is adapted to receive a compression/decompression unit arranged to automatically compress or decompress the patient'"'"'s chest when the front part is attached to the back plate; and

at least a first arm restraint at the front part for restraining one the patient'"'"'s arms.

2. The support structure as recited in claim 1, in which

the first arm restraint is arranged to increase the stability of the support structure in relation to the patient.

3. The support structure as recited in claim 1, in which

the first arm restraint is arranged to restrain the one of the patient'"'"'s arm by the wrist.

4. The support structure as recited in claim 1, in which

the first arm restraint is a strap manufactured of hook and loop fastening tape.

5. The support structure of claim 1, further comprising:

at least a second arm restraint at the front part for restraining the other one of the patient'"'"'s arms.

6. The support structure of claim 5, in which

the second arm restraint is arranged to increase a stability of the support structure in relation to the patient.

7. The support structure of claim 5, in which

the second arm restraint is arranged to restrain the other one of the patient'"'"'s arms by the wrist.

8. The support structure of claim 5, in which

the second arm restraint is a manufactured similarly to the first arm restraint.