Patent ID: 7056296

Claim:
A device for compressing the chest of a patient, said device comprising: a platform upon which a patient can rest; a belt operably connected to the platform and adapted to extend at least partially around the chest of the patient, said belt further adapted for anterior-posterior compression of the patient; a motor operatively connected to the belt, wherein the motor is capable of driving the belt with sufficient force such that the belt can compress the chest of the patient; a first drive spool operatively attached to the motor and to the belt; a second drive spool operatively attached to the motor and to the belt, wherein the first drive spool is disposed on a first side of a rolling mechanism and the second drive spool is disposed on a second side of the rolling mechanism that is opposite the first side; a first spindle operably connected to the platform; wherein the belt is disposed around the patient and then around the spindle; and a bladder disposed between the belt and the patient, said bladder being filled with a pressure transmitting medium.