Preventing infections in non-sterile air-circulating medical devices

    公开(公告)号:US12257205B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-25

    申请号:US17357259

    申请日:2021-06-24

    Abstract: The present disclosure includes various examples for cooling electronics within a medical device while preventing or reducing the risk of an interior of the medical device being contaminated with a pathogen. The present disclosure includes a medical device having an air deflector to deflect potentially contaminated air from infecting a patient or caregiver. The present disclosure also includes medical devices with disinfectant devices installed to disinfect air either before entering the medical device or before exiting the device. Other examples of the present disclosure include medical devices that are sealed from outside air and fluids, and which may include a cooling device on an exterior surface which may be cleaned and/or removed after each use.

    EMS COT HAVING BUILT-IN MECHANICAL CPR DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220354739A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17737396

    申请日:2022-05-05

    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure are directed to a patient support apparatus including a frame having a deck structured to support a patient, a retention device structured to secure the patient on the deck, and a compression device attached to the frame at the deck, the compression device including a compression mechanism structured to extend toward the patient and retract at least partially below the deck. In some examples, the compression device includes an inflatable bladder or a rotating cam having a lobe to provide the compression.

    MEDICAL DEVICE FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210085899A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US17028594

    申请日:2020-09-22

    Abstract: An exemplary example of a medical device can include a retention structure for at least partially encircling a patient's body, the retention structure including a central member and a support portion configured to be placed underneath a patient, a piston extending from the central member, a driver coupled to the piston configured to retract and extend the piston, a patient contact member attached to the piston, the patient contact member configured to adhere to the patient's body, and a controller. The controller can be configured to cause the driver during a session to perform at least two cycles of negative pressure ventilation, each of the at least two cycles of negative pressure ventilation including positioning the piston at a reference position, retracting the piston from the reference position to an expansion position to expand a chest of a patient to generate negative pressure ventilation, and returning the piston from the expansion position to the reference position.

    PREVENTING INFECTIONS IN NON-STERILE AIR-CIRCULATING MEDICAL DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210401666A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17357259

    申请日:2021-06-24

    Abstract: The present disclosure includes various examples for cooling electronics within a medical device while preventing or reducing the risk of an interior of the medical device being contaminated with a pathogen. The present disclosure includes a medical device having an air deflector to deflect potentially contaminated air from infecting a patient or caregiver. The present disclosure also includes medical devices with disinfectant devices installed to disinfect air either before entering the medical device or before exiting the device. Other examples of the present disclosure include medical devices that are sealed from outside air and fluids, and which may include a cooling device on an exterior surface which may be cleaned and/or removed after each use.

    ACCESSORY FOR ANALYZING PATIENT SIGNALS DURING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210093250A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-01

    申请号:US17034536

    申请日:2020-09-28

    Abstract: An accessory for a medical device, including an input configured to receive a signal from a signal source and one or more processors configured to: analyze the signal from the signal source, and determine one or more deterministic signals based on the analysis of the signal, the one or more deterministic signals configured to elicit a defined response from the medical device. The accessory also includes an output configured to transmit the one or more deterministic signals to the medical device. The accessory may be, for example, a device located in a therapy path of the medical device, a removable circuit board connected to the medical device, or connected to or a part of the signal source.

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