Patent ID: 8808205
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A chest compression device with optical alignment to compress a subject having a midline comprising: a mounting structure having two legs and a backplate; a chest compression unit including a reversible electromotor, a plunger having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of the plunger operably coupled to the reversible electromotor, the distal end of the plunger extending from and withdrawing into the compression unit, the chest compression unit secured to the mounting structure to engage the subject along the midline and perform chest compressions; a controller to control the electromotor and the plunger; a compression component with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end engaging the plunger and the distal end for applying compression force to a subject at a preselected force application location; software operably connected to the controller to provide instructions to the controller to process data regarding a distance between the compression component and the preselected force application location; one or more optical sensors operable to provide data to the controller regarding the distance between the compression component and the preselected force application location; and wherein the controller is configured to generate a warning when the compression component contacts the subject outside a preselected lateral distance from the preselected force application location.