Patent ID: 11925510
Assignee: URSUS MEDICAL DESIGNS LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A patient monitoring system for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) comprising:
a standalone portable unit configured to be fixed to a stable position against the skin on a patient's body and configured to measure a carotid blood flow for detecting an underlying rhythm during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and
a display connected to the standalone portable unit configured to provide a rescuer with information including at least one of i) an efficacy of chest compressions, ii) a return of spontaneous circulation, and iii) an underlying cardiac rhythm without cessation of external cardiac compression by the rescuer, wherein the standalone portable unit includes an ultrasound imaging unit configured to be fixed to a stable position against the neck of a patient's body and capable of prolonged ultrasound data acquisition, including an ultrasound imaging array, transmit-receive circuitry, a beamformer, backend signal and image processing subsystem, power and communication subsystems.