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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1996
Vladimir Victorovich Abramov, Moscow, RU;
Robert M Hamilton, Brea, CA (US);
Michael G Flood, Pensacola, FL (US);
Life Support Technologies, Inc., Pensacola, FL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for resuscitating the cardiac/pulmonary activity of a patient includes the use of pneumatically controlled inflatable/deflatable cuffs 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. with the inflation/deflation mode of the chest cuff, if used, being out-of-phase with the operation of the abdominal cuff. A ventilator and face mask may be used to supply breathable air to the patient's airway in conjunction with the cyclical operation of the cuffs.