Patent ID: 7938115
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: A61G,A61H,A61M

Abstract:
1. A cardiopulmonary resuscitation device that combines artificial, emergency ventilation of a patient's lungs with chest compressions on the patient's sternum area, said cardiopulmonary resuscitation device comprising: (a) a self-inflating bag having a top side, a bottom side, and an outlet port through which the content of said self-inflating bag is forced when said top side of said self inflating bag is pushed toward said bottom side of said self-inflating bag; (b) a face mask for placement over the patient's mouth and nose; (c) a tube extending from said outlet port of said self-inflating bag to said face mask; and (d) target indicia on said self-inflating bag to indicate the proper position of said self-inflating bag on the patient's sternum area and to indicate the proper location on said self-inflating bag for applying force to said top side of said self-inflating bag to first force air from said self-inflating bag through said tube and said face mask into the patient's lungs to ventilate the patient's lungs, and then to compress the patient's sternum area; said target indicia including a bottom target indicia on said bottom side of said self-inflating bag to indicate the proper position of said self-inflating bag on the patient's sternum area, and including a top target indicia on said top side of said self inflating bag to indicate the proper location on said self-inflating bag for applying force to said top side of said self-inflating bag.