US 11,813,224 B2
Compression belt assembly for a chest compression device
Nikhil S. Joshi, San Jose, CA (US); Melanie L. Harris, San Jose, CA (US); Byron J. Reynolds, San Jose, CA (US); David T. Lawrence, San Jose, CA (US); Ian Smith, San Jose, CA (US); and Dean W. Severns, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to ZOLL Circulation, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by ZOLL Circulation, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/121,307.
Application 17/121,307 is a continuation of application No. 15/942,292, filed on Mar. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,874,583.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/488,051, filed on Apr. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0169737 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. A61H 31/00 (2006.01); A61H 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 31/006 (2013.01) [A61H 31/005 (2013.01); A61H 31/007 (2013.01); A61H 2011/005 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5058 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5066 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5092 (2013.01); A61H 2205/084 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A compression belt apparatus for use with a chest compression device, the compression belt apparatus comprising:
a compression belt having a first end and a second end, the first end being releasably attachable to a drive spool of the chest compression device;
a guard disposed on the compression belt, the guard configured to couple to a platform of the chest compression device, wherein
upon coupling, the guard is configured to occupy at least a portion of a recess in the platform provided for accessing the drive spool; and
a first component of an attachment sensing system, wherein
the guard comprises the first component, and
the first component is adapted to function with a second component of the attachment sensing system to indicate attachment of the guard to the chest compression device, wherein
the platform comprises the second component, and
the first component and/or the second component comprises a sensor.