US Patent Issued on Aug. 4 for "Method and apparatus for treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,500, issued on Aug. 4.

"Method and apparatus for treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest" was invented by Vinod Patel (New York) and Neel Patel (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device for performing automatic defibrillation and chest compressions on a patient and method for using same. The CPR device having a balloon configured to inflate/deflate, a belt configured to securely strap around a chest of a patient, a pair of electrode pads configured to deliver shock energy from a shock source, and, optionally, a pulse oximeter sensor. The CPR device is in electrical communication with a CPR defib...