Cardiac/pulmonary resuscitation method and apparatus

Details Cardiac/pulmonary resuscitation method and apparatus Cardiac/pulmonary resuscitation method and apparatus

A - Human Necessities

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A61H 31/00 (2006.01) A61H 23/04 (2006.01) A61M 16/20 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2269289

A method and apparatus for resuscitating the cardiac/pulmonary activity of a patient include the use of pneumatically controlled inflatable/deflatable cuffs (10 and 12) secured over the patient's legs and abdomen and optionally the chest. The cuffs are preferably inflated and deflated at a cyclical rate of 10-40 cycles/min. A ventilator (42) and a face mask (38) may be used to supply breathable air to a patient in conjunction with the cyclical operation of the cuffs.

Procédé et dispositif servant à ranimer l'activité cardio-pulmonaire d'un patient, ce qui consiste à utiliser des coussinets pneumatiques gonflables et dégonflables (10 et 12) fixés au-dessus des jambes et de l'abdomen du patient et, éventuellement, de sa poitrine. Ces coussinets se gonflent et se dégonflent, de préférence, à une cadence cyclique de 10-40 cycles à la minute. On peut utiliser un appareil de ventilation (42) et un masque facial (38) afin d'alimenter le patient en air respirable conjointement à l'opération cyclique des coussinets.

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