Patent ID: 11911336
Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for assisting with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment to be administered to a patient, the system comprising:
at least one sensor configured to detect chest movements of the patient during chest compressions applied to the patient, and further configured to measure an intrinsic myocardial wall movement of the patient; and
one or more processors, based on at least one signal received from the at least one sensor, configured to
during the CPR treatment being administered to the patient, detect one or more pauses between and/or after one or more chest compressions administered to the patient;
determine whether the intrinsic myocardial wall movement is present during the one or more pauses in chest compressions and whether the intrinsic myocardial wall movement is indicative of a perfusion movement of patient's heart; and
provide an output indication of the determination of the intrinsic myocardial wall movement.