Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting
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1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting apparatus for providing audible verbal guidance to rescue personnel trained in CPR under emergency conditions for aiding a victim requiring CPR techniques comprising,keying means for entering information signals representative at least of characteristics of said victim and the number of said rescue personnel relevant to proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques,means responsive to the keyed information signals for providing output signals representative of proper steps to be taken in resuscitating said victim,and electroacoustical transducing means responsive to said output signals for providing audible intelligible sound signals representative of the proper resuscitation steps to be taken by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim.
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A portable self-powered electronic cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting system includes a keyboard on the front panel for turning the apparatus on, identifying the nature of the victim, the number of rescuers, whether mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is to be given and whether the victim is conscious or unconscious. The cabinet also includes an LCD display for furnishing visual information to the rescuer and a loudspeaker for providing audible intelligible prompts that are produced phonemes originating with a speech synthesizer LSI chip using the PARCOR method in response to signals provided by a microcomputer that processes the information indicated by the keyboard entries.
The questions raised in reexamination request No. 90/001,169, filed Feb. 17, 1987, have been considered and the results thereof are reflected in this reissue patent which constitutes the reexamination certificate required by 35 U.S.C. 307 as provided in 37 CFR 1.570(e).
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1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting apparatus for providing audible verbal guidance to rescue personnel trained in CPR under emergency conditions for aiding a victim requiring CPR techniques comprising,
keying means for entering information signals representative at least of characteristics of said victim and the number of said rescue personnel relevant to proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques, means responsive to the keyed information signals for providing output signals representative of proper steps to be taken in resuscitating said victim, and electroacoustical transducing means responsive to said output signals for providing audible intelligible sound signals representative of the proper resuscitation steps to be taken by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim.
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6. A method .[.of.]. .Iadd.for use in .Iaddend.cardiopulmonary resuscitation with cardiopulmonary resiscitation prompting apparatus for providing audible verbal guidance to rescue personnel trained in CPR under emergency conditions for aiding a victim requiring CPR techniques comprising, keying means for entering information signals relative to proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques, means responsive to the keyed information signals for providing output signals representative of proper steps to be taken in resuscitating a victim, and electroacousticl transducing means responsive to said output signals for providing audible intelligible sound signals representative of the proper resuscitation steps to be taken, which method includes the steps of,
actuating said keying means to enter information signals representative at least of characteristics of said victim and the number of said rescue personnel relevant to proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim, processing the keyed information signals to provide output signals representative of proper steps to be taken in resuscitating said victim, converting said output signals into .[.audio.]. signals corresponding to audible intelligible sound signals representative of the proper resuscitation steps to be taken by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim, and applying said .[.audio.]. signals .Iadd.corresponding to audible intelligible sound signals .Iaddend.to said electroacoustical transducing means to provide audible intelligible sound signals representative of the proper resuscitation steps to be taken by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim.
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9. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting apparatus for providing audible verbal guidance to rescue personnel trained in CPR under emergency conditions for aiding a victim requiring CPR techniques comprising,
keying means for entering information signals representative at least of characteristics of said victim relevant to proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques, means responsive to the keyed information signals for providing output signals representative of proper steps to be taken in resuscitating said victim, and electroacoustical transducing means responsive to said output signals for providing audible intelligible sound signals representative of the proper resuscitation steps to be taken by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim. .Iaddend. .Iadd.10. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting apparatus in accordance with claim 9 wherein said means responsive to the keyed information signals includes electronic speech synthesizing apparatus for providing voice signals identifying the cardiopulmonary resuscitation steps to be taken by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim. .Iaddend. .Iadd.11. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting apparatus in accordance with claim 10 and further comprising circuit timing means for providing voice prompt trigger signals at the exact time a particular cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure step is to be taken by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim. .Iaddend. .Iadd.12. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting apparatus in accordance with claim 11 and further comprising a portable case supporting said apparatus, said case also supporting a source of electrical energy for powering said apparatus, said case having a front panel, said keying means comprising a keyboard on said front panel including means for turning said apparatus on, means for identifying the nature of a victim, and means for identifying whether the victim is conscious or unconscious. .Iaddend. .Iadd.13. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting apparatus in accordance with claim 12 wherein said case also includes an LCD display coupled to said means responsive to the keyed information signals for furnishing visual information to the rescue personnel. .Iaddend. .Iadd.14. A method for use in cardiopulmonary resuscitation with cardiopulmonary resuscitation prompting apparatus for providing audible verbal guidance to rescue personnel trained in CPR under emergency conditions for aiding a victim requiring CPR techniques comprising, keying means for entering information signals relative to proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques, means responsive to the keyed information signals for providing output signals representative of proper steps to be taken in resuscitating a victim, and electroacoustical transducing means responsive to said output signals for providing audible intelligible sound signals representative of the proper resuscitation steps to be taken, which method includes the steps of, actuating said keying means to enter information signals representative at least of characteristics of said victim relevant to proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim, processing the keyed information signals to provide output signals representative of proper steps to be taken in resuscitating said victim, converting said output signals into signals corresponding to audible intelligible sound signals representative of the proper resuscitation steps to be taken by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim, and applying said signals corresponding to audible intelligible sound signals to said electroacoustical transducing means to provide audible intelligible sound signals representative of the proper resuscitation steps to be taken by said rescue personnel in resuscitating said victim. .Iaddend. .Iadd.15. A method in accordance with claim 14 and further including the steps of, listening to said audible intelligible sound signals, and treating said victim in accordance with the audible intelligible sound signals provided by said electroacoustical transducing means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.16. A method in accordance with claim 14 wherein said audible intelligible sound signals include voice prompts at the exact time a particular cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure step is to be taken, and taking the particular cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure step associated with an identifying voice prompt at substantially the exact time such a voice prompt occurs. .Iaddend.
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Current AssigneeDonald C. Hutchins
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Original AssigneeDonald C. Hutchins
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InventorsHutchins, Donald C.
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Primary Examiner(s)Kamm, William E.
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Application NumberUS06/938,409Time in Patent Office2,916 DaysField of Search128/1 R, 128/630, 128/680, 128/695-696, 434/227-228, 434/230, 434/262, 434/265, 434/321, 364/415, 381/51US Class Current128/898CPC Class CodesA61H 2201/5007 computer controlledA61H 2201/501 connected to external compu...A61H 2201/5043 DisplaysA61H 2201/5048 Audio interfaces, e.g. voic...A61H 31/00 Artificial respiration or h...A61H 31/005 with feedback for the userA61H 31/007 Manual drivenA61M 16/0048 Mouth-to-mouth respiration ...G09B 23/288 for artificial respiration ...
