Chest compression belt with belt position monitoring system
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1. A system for performing CPR on a patient comprising:
- a housing providing a platform adapted to be disposed under the thorax of the patient;
a belt tensioner coupled to the housing;
a computer control system configured to control the belt tensioner;
a compression belt coupled to the belt tensioner, wherein the computer control system is configured to control the belt tensioner to compress the thorax of the patient at a resuscitative rate; and
a plurality of distance sensors, which comprise a plurality of accelerometers, disposed at a plurality of different locations on the compression belt, the plurality of distance sensors operable to output data indicative of a position of the compression belt, wherein the computer control system is programmed to receive the data and calculate the position of the compression belt, and to detect non-uniform movement of the compression belt based on the received data.
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Abstract
An automated chest compression device for performing CPR, with distance sensors disposed on a compressing mechanism and on a structure fixed relative to the CPR patient, for determining inferior/superior movement of the compressing mechanism over the course of multiple compressions.
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1. A system for performing CPR on a patient comprising:
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a housing providing a platform adapted to be disposed under the thorax of the patient; a belt tensioner coupled to the housing; a computer control system configured to control the belt tensioner; a compression belt coupled to the belt tensioner, wherein the computer control system is configured to control the belt tensioner to compress the thorax of the patient at a resuscitative rate; and a plurality of distance sensors, which comprise a plurality of accelerometers, disposed at a plurality of different locations on the compression belt, the plurality of distance sensors operable to output data indicative of a position of the compression belt, wherein the computer control system is programmed to receive the data and calculate the position of the compression belt, and to detect non-uniform movement of the compression belt based on the received data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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