Patent ID: 7841996

Claim:
A combination of an apparatus for treating sudden cardiac arrest in a patient in a supine position by providing chest compressions at the lower end of the sternum with a positioning device which prevents the apparatus from moving in a caudal direction, the combination comprising: the apparatus including a frame enclosing the patient at a sternal transversal plane; and a pneumatic compression/decompression unit mounted on the frame; and the positioning device including a flexible strap having a first end, a second end and a tensioning component disposed between the first and second ends, the flexible strap further including first and second end portions extending from the first and second ends, respectively, the first and second end portions each including an attachment mechanism configured for attachment of the first and second end portions to the apparatus at first and second positions thereof, respectively, at least one of the end portions being releasably secured to the attachment mechanism, the flexible strap also having a mounted tensioned length sized to extend around the patient's neck.