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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Michael G. Flood, Pensacola, FL (US);
Michael G. Flood, Pensacola, FL (US);
AutoCpr, Inc., Pensacola, FL (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of rehabilitating a patient's cardiac/pulmonary activity and achieving increased fluid distribution, includes placing one inflatable/deflatable chest cuff over the patient's chest area and another inflatable/deflatable cuff over the patient's abdominal area, the chest cuff, when inflated, being arranged to depress the chest and force air out of the patient's lungs, the abdominal cuff being arranged, when inflated to apply pressure to the underlying vessels to direct blood into the patient's chest area; inflating and deflating the chest cuff and the abdominal cuff; connecting an intravenous (IV) line to one of the patient's blood vessels. In another embodiment, a patient interface kit for a system for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or circulatory support to a patient.