Advanced Circulatory Systems, Inc.

Zoll Medical Corporation

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Cprx Inc.

Daig Corporation

University of Minnesota

Resuscitation Innovations LLC

University of California

Pharmatarget, Inc.

Vitalinc LLC

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Ambu International A/s

Resqsystems, Inc.

Resqcor

Keith G Lurie

Anja Metzger

Greg Voss

Todd M Zielinski

Kanchana Sanjaya Gunesekera Karunaratne

David G Benditt

Joseph J Manno

John P Grimm

James R Homuth

John D Ockuly

John J Fleischhacker

Barbara S Gold

Jeffrey J Shultz

Wolfgang Voelckel

Gary A Freeman

Kurt D Krueger

Robert Patterson

David Benditt

Michael F Sweeney

Guy Robert Johnson

Demetris Yannopoulos

Scott McKnite

Paul J Buscemi

Todd J Cohen

James W Biondi

Tom Wilmering

Stanislao F Obino

Robert R Roberts, Iii

Casimir A Sienkiewicz

Jim Homuth

Daniel J Starks

Phi Wiegn

Joseph John Manno

Vern Menk

Laura Puertas

Jean Jacques Blanc

Karl Lindner

Nemer Samniah

Thomas Edward KraMer

Wolfgang Voeckel

Andres Belalcazar

Atsushi Sugiyama

Anja Köhler Metzger

Gene Scharenbroich

Bayert Salverda

Michele D Perpich

Gregg Voss

Increasing blood circulation, lowering intracranial pressure, and increasing cerebral perfusion pressure during the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by gravity-assist due to elevation of one or both of the torso and head of an individual.

Systems and methods for gravity-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation

A system includes a guidance device that provides feedback to a user to compress a patient's chest at a rate of between about 90 and 110 compressions per minute and at a depth of between about 4.5 centimeters to about 6 centimeters. The system includes a pressure regulation system having a pressure-responsive valve that is configured to be coupled to a patient's airway. The pressure-responsive valve is configured to remain closed during successive chest compressions in order to permit removal at least about 200 ml from the lungs in order to lower intracranial pressure to improve survival with favorable neurological function. The pressure-responsive valve is configured to remain closed until the negative pressure within the patient's airway reaches about −7 cm HO, at which time the pressure-responsive valve is configured to open to provide respiratory gases to flow to the lungs through the pressure-responsive valve.

Systems and methods to increase survival with favorable neurological function after cardiac arrest

Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are described herein. The system includes an applicator device configured to provide ACD CPR treatment to a patient's chest according to a plurality of phases at least one sensor configured to be coupled to the patient's chest and to measure at least one parameter related to the ACD CPR treatment and information for determining whether at least one transition point of the ACD CPR treatment has been reached; and one or more processors configured to provide a feedback signal based on a parameter for administering ACD CPR treatment to the patient's chest according to a desired treatment protocol.

Active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation chest compression feedback

A handheld ultrasound guiding system for the transcutaneous delivery of a needle into blood vessel that can be used to then deliver a guidewire, the battery powered light-weight device consisting of a phased array ultrasound generator, a transducer probe, a screen, computer processor that is mechanically coupled to a needle holder mounted at an angle to the ultrasound probe, the needle is mounted such that it can be advanced into a target blood vessel that is being visualized real-time by the ultrasound probe.

Ultrasound guided femoral artery access system (UFAAS) and method to enhance brain perfusion during neuroprotective CPR

A method to improve neurologically-intact survival rates after cardiac arrest may include performing CPR on an individual in cardiac arrest while the individual is in a supine position in general alignment with a horizontal plane. The method may include elevating the individual's head, shoulders, and heart relative to the individual's lower body while the individual's lower body remains generally aligned with the horizontal plane to cause blood to actively drain venous blood from the brain to reduce intracranial pressure. The method may include performing chest compressions on the individual and actively decompressing the individual's chest while the individual's head, shoulders, and heart are elevated.

Methods and systems to reduce brain damage

Systems and methods for applying enhanced guided active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation are provided. Exemplary systems include a load cell, a handle, an adhesive pad. The handle and the adhesive pad are configured for magnetic coupling.

Enhanced guided active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation systems and methods

An inspiratory resistor valve system (IRV) to regulate intrathoracic pressure during positive pressure breathing, spontaneous inspirations, and CPR may include an inspiratory port. The IRV system may include patient port. The IRV system may include a separate expiratory port. The IRV may include a plurality of atmospheric pressure sensitive valves. The plurality of atmospheric pressure sensitive valves may isolate the expiratory port and the inspiratory port from one another.

Inspiratory resistor valve system with expiratory port

Medical techniques include systems and methods for administering a positive pressure ventilation, a positive end expiratory pressure, and a vacuum to a person. Approaches also include treating a person with an intrathoracic pressure regulator so as to modulate or upregulate the autonomic system of the person, and treating a person with a combination of an intrathoracic pressure regulation treatment and an intra-aortic balloon pump treatment.

Vacuum and positive pressure ventilation systems and methods for intrathoracic pressure regulation

A method for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) includes elevating the head, heart and shoulders of an individual from a starting elevation angle to a final elevation angle greater than zero degrees relative to horizontal while performing CPR by repeatedly compressing the chest. The method includes elevating the brain within a time period selected to be slow enough to permit a sufficient amount of blood to flow to the brain throughout the elevation time period. The method also includes regulating the intrathoracic pressure of the individual while performing CPR. The performance of chest compressions is stopped and after stopping the performance of chest compressions, the head, heart, and shoulders are promptly from the final elevation angle within a timeframe selected to prevent significant drainage of blood from the brain until the head, heart and shoulders are lowered.

Systems and methods for improved post-resuscitation recovery

A method for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) includes elevating the heart of an individual to a first height relative to a lower body of the individual. The lower body may be in a substantially horizontal plane. The method may also include elevating the head of the individual to a second height relative to the lower body of the individual. The second height may be greater than the first height. The method may further include performing one or more of a type of CPR or a type of intrathoracic pressure regulation while elevating the heart and the head. The first height and the second height may be determined based on one or both of the type of CPR or the type of intrathoracic pressure regulation.

Systems and methods for head up cardiopulmonary resuscitation

A medical apparatus provides resuscitative therapy to a patient. The apparatus includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) input, a defibrillation output configured to provide an electrical defibrillation shock treatment, and an applicator body configured to provide active compression decompression therapy to the patient's chest. The applicator body includes a rescuer end configured for hands of the rescuer to press and pull on the applicator body, a coupling surface configured to adhere to the patient's chest to provide active compression decompression therapy, a capacitor, and processor(s) configured to receive and analyze the ECG signal of the patient, determine whether the patient is in need of defibrillation, and administer the defibrillation shock treatment to the patient.

Active compression decompression resuscitation integrated treatment system

An elevation device used in the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) includes a base and an upper support pivotably coupled to the base. The upper support is configured to elevate the individual's upper back, shoulders and head when pivoted. The upper support is expandable lengthwise. The upper support includes a neck support that is configured to support the individual's spine in a region of the individual's C7 and C8 vertebrae throughout elevation of the upper back, shoulders and head.

Support devices for head up cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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