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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Peter Sebelius, Lund, SE;
Per Bergström, Gothenburg, SE;
Jan Hampf, Saro, SE;
Jolife AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a support structure for fixating a patient to a treatment unit, and especially to a support structure for fixating the patient to a cardiopulmonary resuscitation unit. An embodiment of the support structure () comprises a back plate () for positioning behind said patient's back posterior to said patient's heart and a front part () for positioning around said patient's chest anterior to said patient's heart. Further, the front part () can comprise two legs (), each leg () having a first end () pivotably connected to at least one hinge () and a second end () removably attachable to said back plate (). Said front part () can further be devised for comprising a compression/decompression unit () arranged to automatically compress or decompress said patient's chest when said front part () is attached to said back plate ().