U.S. patent number 3,804,082 [Application Number 05/247,865] was granted by the patent office on 1974-04-16 for resuscitation support.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Cordis Corporation. Invention is credited to Jacob Goldstein, Esperanto J. Simicich, Peter P. Tarjan.
United States Patent |
3,804,082 |
Tarjan , et al. |
April 16, 1974 |
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RESUSCITATION SUPPORT
Abstract
A support for a supine human body to facilitate cardiopulmonary
resuscitation features an inclined surface shaped to accommodate
the human back from the shoulders to the buttocks in a narrow
cradle, and to elevate the central shoulder region about 3-4
inches. The shoulder support region merges into a portion shaped to
accommodate the head about 3 inches lower than the central shoulder
region.
Inventors: |
Tarjan; Peter P. (Miami,
FL), Goldstein; Jacob (Miami, FL), Simicich; Esperanto
J. (Miami, FL) |
Assignee: |
Cordis Corporation (Miami,
FL)
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Family
ID: |
22936698 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/247,865 |
Filed: |
April 26, 1972 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
601/41;
D24/164 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61H
31/008 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A61H
31/00 (20060101); A61h 007/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;128/28,51,52,67
;5/338 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Trapp; Lawrence W.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kenway, Jenney & Hildreth
Claims
Having thus described our invention we claim:
1. A support for the human body adapted to facilitate
cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a human body resting thereon which
comprises a rigid structure having a substantially flat bottom
surface, a back supporting portion having an inclined top surface
shaped to support a human back from the shoulders to the buttocks,
and to elevate the mid-shoulder region by about 3-4 inches and a
head support portion adjacent the shoulder and recessed therefrom
to support the head 2-3 inches below the mid-shoulder region, said
back supporting portion being formed in a cradle shape by two
ridges surrounding the mid-shoulder region, spaced apart by about
8-10 inches, and raised from the mid-shoulder region by about
one-half inch.
2. The support defined by claim 1 having hand grasping means for
positioning a human body resting on the support.
3. The support defined by claim 1 having means for transporting the
support formed therewith.
4. The support defined by claim 2 having means for transporting the
support formed therewith.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
This invention relates to a support particularly useful for
cardiopulmonary resuscitation for humans.
Closed chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be applied simply
and rapidly and has a long history of effectiveness. The heel of
the hand applies rapid compressive pressure at the sternum to
depress the intrathoracic space. The sterum is caused to move about
1 1/2 to 2 inches towards the vertebrae, is held there briefly and
then is released rapidly at a rate of about 60 to 80 compressions
per minute. When the patient is resting on his back completely on a
flat surface, the sternum in its natural position is compressed
somewhat towards the vertebrae so that for a given hand pressure,
the resultant depression is less than would be effecbed when the
sternum is expanded and therefore the pressure to the heat is
correspondingly reduced. Therefore, it is highly desirable to place
the patient in a position such that the sternum is expanded from
its normal position so that for a given hand pressure, the
resultant pressure on the heart is increased thereby increasing the
effectiveness on the cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The present invention provides a support for a human which causes
the sternum to be expanded away from the vertebrae when no pressure
is applied to the chest cavity. The top surface of the support is
shaped with a first portion thereof, adapted to accommodate the
back of a supine patient from his shoulders to his buttocks,
inclined to raise the central shoulder region of the patient about
3-4 inches. The remaining portion of the top, supports the
patient's head about 2-3 inches lower. In addition, means for
grasping the support with the hands are provided at the sides of
the support located at the position that may be grasped to shift
the patient.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
This invention will be more fully understood with reference to the
accompanying figures.
FIG. 1 is a top view of the support of this invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the support of this invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional elevated view of the support taken
along the lines 3--3 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the support of FIG. 1 viewed from
the headrest.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the support of FIG. 1 taken
along line 5--5.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the support of FIG. 1 taken
along line 6--6.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to the figures, the support, generally indicated by 1, is
solid and is made from a material having sufficient strength to
support a normal adult human being. It is preferred that the
support 1 be made from a rigid foam material such as polyurethane
foam to provide ease of hand transportation. The support 1 has a
flat bottom 2 and a top comprising a backrest portion 3 and a head
and neckrest portion 4. Two bars 5 are formed on either side of the
support 1 to permit moving of a patient lying on the surface 3. The
bars 5 are molded in a configuration so that the fingers of the
patient can extend into recesses 6. The top portion 3 is contoured
to accommodate the shape of a human back and is substantially flat
at the lower end 7 thereof. The head and neckrest portion 4 is
molded to form a recess 8 to accommodate the head and neck and
optionally may have a hole 9 therein to hand-facilitate
transporting the support.
The back supporting portion is inclined sloping upwardly from the
buttocks region to the shoulders so as to raise the center of the
back or central shoulder region about 3-4 inches. This portion has
a narrow cradle contour with parallel ridges surrounding the center
back region, spaced apart by about 9 inches and raised from the
enter back region by about one-half inch.
The back supporting region terminates a depressed head rest with a
head supporting platform about 2-3 inches lower than the center
back support.
In use, the patient lies back down on top section 3 and lies his
head back so that it pivots on edge 10 and rests on recess 8. The
raised ridges 11 prevent the patient from slipping from the
support, 1, while the patient is supported largely at the spinal
column with the shoulder back and the sternum extended in a manner
that greatly facilitates manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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