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CPR Breastplate compression aid

  • US 4,019,501 A
  • Filed: 02/20/1976
  • Issued: 04/26/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A breastplate compression aid for placement on the chest of a human victim over the victim'"'"'s sternum comprising:

  • an elongated compressible hollow member having approximately the length and shape of the sternum of an adult person,said member defining a closed hollow chamber along its length having substantially an oval cross-sectional configuration,a pressure gauge attached at one end of said member in fluid pressure contact with the hollow interior of said member,the other end of said member being provided with means for indicating the position of the base of the victim'"'"'s sternum,fluid means for filling said chamber,whereby when said aid is placed on the body of a victim over the sternum with the longer dimension of said chamber co-planar with the surface of the victim'"'"'s body and pressure is applied to said member, it will be transferred to the victim'"'"'s sternum and a representation thereof indicated on said gauge.

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