Patent ID: 9615995
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61H,A61N

Claim:
1. A method of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a patient comprising the steps of: providing a compression detection device proximate the sternum of the patient such that the device moves in unison with the chest of the patient during compression of the chest; broadcasting an ultrasonic pulse signal from the compression detection device; receiving the ultrasonic pulse signal at the compression detection device; compressing the chest of a patient with the compression detection device; using a processor operably in communication with the compression detection device to determine from the ultrasonic pulse signal a series of measurements of compression distance of the chest relative to the spine of the patient as the step of compressing the chest of the patient is performed; and automatically providing feedback to a rescuer performing the step of compressing the chest of the patient as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in response to the series of measurements that advises the rescuer whether the step of compressing the chest is being performed within a predetermined set of guidelines.