US 12,213,938 B2
Adjustable automated CPR positioning apparatus
Ariel Fabian, Paramus, NJ (US); and Efraim Schwartz, Paramus, NJ (US)
Filed by Ariel Fabian, Paramus, NJ (US); and Efraim Schwartz, Paramus, NJ (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/235,713.
Application 18/235,713 is a continuation of application No. 17/318,862, filed on May 12, 2021, granted, now 11,744,772.
Prior Publication US 2023/0390152 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61H 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 31/008 (2013.01) [A61H 31/006 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1619 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1623 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for selectively positioning a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chest compressor, comprising:
a support structure comprising a plurality of elements, each element having a variable length, and said plurality of elements being connected one to another at respective ends thereof in the form of a chain;
wherein the respective ends of each set of two adjacent elements are connected to each other by a hinge;
wherein the support structure is configured to selectively have a compact configuration, in which the plurality of elements are folded and arranged one against another, and an operable configuration, in which the plurality of elements are unfolded and arranged end-to-end completely around a patient's torso;
wherein an unconnected end of each of two most remote elements of the support structure may be selectively connected to each other by a connectable hinge, whereby the connectable hinge allows the unconnected ends of the two most remote elements to be selectively connected to each other to lock the support structure in the operable configuration; and
wherein a first of the plurality of elements is configured to allow a CPR chest compressor to be movably mounted thereto and to be moved therealong, such that, when the support structure is in the operable configuration, the chest compressor can be positioned precisely above the patient's chest.