US 12,144,777 B2
Methods and systems to reduce brain damage
Keith G. Lurie, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Assigned to Resuscitation Innovations LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Keith G. Lurie, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/335,922.
Application 17/335,922 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/058,851, filed on Aug. 8, 2018, granted, now 11,020,314.
Application 16/058,851 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/986,466, filed on May 22, 2018, granted, now 10,406,069, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Application 15/986,466 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/850,827, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,667,987, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Application 15/850,827 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/601,494, filed on May 22, 2017, granted, now 10,350,137, issued on Jul. 16, 2019.
Application 15/601,494 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/285,063, filed on Oct. 4, 2016, granted, now 10,406,068, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Application 15/285,063 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/160,492, filed on May 20, 2016, granted, now 11,259,988.
Application 15/160,492 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/133,967, filed on Apr. 20, 2016, granted, now 9,801,782, issued on Oct. 31, 2017.
Application 15/133,967 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/996,147, filed on Jan. 14, 2016, granted, now 9,750,661, issued on Sep. 5, 2017.
Application 14/996,147 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/935,262, filed on Nov. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,707,152, issued on Jul. 18, 2017.
Application 14/935,262 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/677,562, filed on Apr. 2, 2015, granted, now 10,092,481, issued on Oct. 9, 2018.
Application 14/677,562 is a continuation of application No. 14/626,770, filed on Feb. 19, 2015, granted, now 10,245,209, issued on Apr. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/542,394, filed on Aug. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/509,469, filed on May 22, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/242,655, filed on Oct. 16, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/000,836, filed on May 20, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/941,670, filed on Feb. 19, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0322264 A1, Oct. 21, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61H 31/00 (2006.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01); A61G 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 31/004 (2013.01) [A61G 13/121 (2013.01); A61G 13/122 (2013.01); A61H 31/005 (2013.01); A61H 31/008 (2013.01); A61G 13/04 (2013.01); A61H 31/006 (2013.01); A61H 31/007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1623 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1676 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5097 (2013.01); A61H 2230/208 (2013.01); A61H 2230/305 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method to improve neurologically-intact survival rates after cardiac arrest, comprising:
performing CPR on an individual in cardiac arrest while the individual is in a supine position in general alignment with a horizontal plane;
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 individual's brain to reduce intracranial pressure;
performing chest compressions on the individual and actively decompressing the individual's chest while the individual's head, shoulders, and heart are elevated; and
after a successful resuscitation and CPR is no longer needed, lowering the individual's head, shoulders, and heart over a period of between about 1 and 10 seconds upon detecting that a sufficient mean arterial pressure is no longer maintained.