Patent ID: 8298165
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A61H,A61M,A61N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for compressing the chest of a patient, said device comprising: a platform upon which a patient can rest; a belt operably connected through the platform to extend at least partially around the chest of the patient and apply anterior-posterior compression of the patient; a drive spool engaging the belt; a motor operatively connected to the drive spool, wherein the motor is capable of rotating the drive spool with sufficient force such that the belt can compresses the chest of the patient; a spindle operably connected to the platform; wherein the belt is disposed around the patient and then around the spindle disposing the spindle between the belt and the patient; and a bladder disposed between the belt and the patient's sternum, said bladder being filled with a pressure transmitting medium.