Abstract:
A CPR chest compression machine includes a retention structure (140) configured to retain a patient's (182) body, and a compression mechanism (148) configured to perform automatically CPR compressions to the patient's (182) chest. The CPR machine also includes a camera (161) coupled to the retention structure (140) or to the compression mechanism (148). The camera (161) has a field of view (162) that spans at least a certain portion of the patient's (182) body, and is configured to acquire an image (407) of what is spanned by its field of view. The image (407) may be stored in a memory (130), displayed, transmitted, analyzed to diagnose the patient, detect shifting of the patient within the CPR machine, etc.
Abstract:
A CPR machine (100) is configured to perform, on a patient's (182) chest, compressions that alternate with releases. The CPR machine includes a compression mechanism (148), and a driver system (141) configured to drive the compression mechanism. A force sensing system (149) may sense a compression force, and the driving can be adjusted accordingly if there is a surprise. For instance, driving may have been automatic according to a motion-time profile, which is adjusted if the compression force is not as expected (850). An optional chest-lifting device (152) may lift the chest between the compressions, to assist actively the decompression of the chest. A lifting force may be sensed, and the motion-time profile can be adjusted if the compression force or the lifting force is not as expected.