Patent ID: 9265692
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61H

Claim Text:
1. A pad device for the transfer of force to an anterior chest wall of a patient during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), comprising: at least two pad elements adapted to be positioned on an anterior chest wall surface, wherein the at least two pad elements comprise two lateral pad elements and a central pad element linking the two lateral pad elements together at respective inner ends of the two lateral pad elements; and a hinge mechanism coupled to the two lateral pad elements of the at least two pad elements, the two lateral pad elements being movably mounted to respective first and second members of the hinge mechanism, such that the hinge mechanism cooperatively responds to a force applied when the patient is receiving a CPR; wherein one of the two lateral pad elements is pivotally connected to the first member of the hinge mechanism and another of the two lateral pad elements is pivotally connected to the second member of the hinge mechanism, wherein the two lateral pad elements are pivotally connected to the hinge mechanism around two first respective pivots, being mainly parallel to each other, further comprising a connecting part configured to connect the pad device to a force application member of a CPR apparatus or to a gripping part, wherein the at least two pad elements are pivotally mounted to the connecting part around a second pivot of the pad device.