Patent ID: 8376973

Claim:
A patient interface kit for a system for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or circulatory support to a patient, the system including a control unit, the kit comprising: an inflatable abdominal cuff adapted to extend over a patient's abdomen and including an elongated flexible strap, an inflatable bladder and a fastener system to secure the abdominal cuff in position for use on a patient; an inflatable chest cuff adapted to extend over a patient's chest and including an elongated flexible strap, an inflatable bladder and a fastener system to secure the chest cuff in position for use on a patient; a patient platform or backboard configured for disposition against the patient's back during use; and a cuff prepositioning system configured to secure the chest and abdomen compression cuffs to the patient platform in a ready position and to facilitate rapid deployment of the cuffs for use on the patient, wherein ends of abdomen and chest compression cuffs are folded in an accordion fashion to form folded end portions secured on either longitudinal side of the patient platform by the cuff prepositioning system, ready for deployment outwardly away from the platform to be attached to the patient, and the cuff prepositioning system is arranged to releasably secure the folded end portions in the ready position on the patient platform.