Patent ID: 6916298

Claim:
A pneumatic chest compression vest comprising: a first portion adapted to be positioned in front of a patient's torso, the first portion having an air bladder and at least one opening through which the air bladder is connectable to a source of oscillating pneumatic pressure, and a second portion adapted to be positioned in back of the patient's torso, the first and second portions being separate vest pieces, the first and second portions each having a bottom portion, the bottom portion of the second portion being configured to wrap around sides of the patient beneath the patient's arms and to detachably couple to the bottom portion of the first portion, the length of the bottom portion of the second portion being greater than the length of the bottom portion of the first portion, the first and second portions each having a pair of shoulder straps, the pair of shoulder straps of the second portion being detachably coupleable to the pair of shoulder straps of the first portion, the length of the shoulder straps of the second portion from a top edge of the second portion being greater than the length of the shoulder straps of the first portion from a top edge of the first portion, the air bladder being adapted to be positioned over a portion of the patient's rib cage and to avoid engaging at least a substantial portion of the patient's abdomen so that compression of the patient's abdomen is avoided during application of oscillating pneumatic pressure to the patient's torso by the air bladder.