Patent ID: 9592177
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A61H

Claim:
1. A medical device for restoring blood circulatory flow in an individual after occurrence of a sudden cardiac arrest, the medical device comprising: at least one abdominal pressure element, configured to be arranged at or around a patient's trunk and comprising a plurality of units capable of exerting pressure on a patient's body; at least one thoracic pressure element, configured to be placed at or around a patient's thorax and comprising a plurality of units capable of exerting pressure on the patient's body; and at least one pulsatile generator in electrical and/or fluid communication with the at least one abdominal pressure element and the at least one thoracic pressure element, wherein each pressure element comprises a plurality of pressure units, each pressure unit comprising one inner layer configured to face the patient, one outer layer configured to face the environment, and an intermediate layer comprising a plurality of pads facing the inner layer and two balls spaced apart from each other and located between the outer layer and the pads, the two balls being configured to be alternatingly filled and purged with a fluid respectively, thereby exerting a waveform pressure in a particular direction.