Patent ID: 9586015
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A61M,G09B

Claim:
1. A manual ventilation device, comprising: a ventilation bag; a face mask; and a self-contained pacing apparatus integrated between the ventilation bag and the face mask, wherein the pacing apparatus comprises: an annular structure containing electronic circuitry configured with a plurality of user selectable pre-programmed compression/ventilation duty-cycles; user input buttons positioned on the annular structure, wherein one of the plurality of user selectable pre-programmed compression/ventilation duty-cycles is selectable by a user by activation of the user input buttons; a duty cycle selection indicator positioned on the annular structure and interfaced with the electronic circuitry, wherein the duty cycle selection indicator is configured to provide an indication of a selection of one of the plurality of user selectable pre-programmed compression/ventilation duty-cycles to the user, wherein the indication is at least one of: a visual indicator, a tactile indicator, and an audible indicator; and wherein the annular structure is at least partially made of a translucent material so that the visual indicator can be observed from a number of different viewing angles, and wherein the pacing apparatus is self-contained, and the electronic circuitry is housed entirely within the pacing apparatus.