An alignment device for assisting a rescuer for correctly aligning a mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device. The alignment device can guide positioning of the backboard so that the backboard is correctly positioned prior to connecting an upper portion of the mechanical CPR device to the backboard. The alignment device can also include positioning the mechanical CPR device without a backboard or positioning the backboard and the upper portion of the mechanical CPR device nearly simultaneously.

Systems, devices and methods for providing active and/or passive compression therapy to a body part can include a compression device worn over a compression stocking. The compression device can have a pulley based drive train that is driven by a motor to tighten and loosen compression elements, such as compression straps, in a precise, rapid, and balanced manner. Sensors can be used in the compression device and/or compression stockings to provide feedback to modulate the compression treatment parameters.

A wearable medical device, comprising: a garment configured to be worn about a torso of a patient; one or more sensors for detecting a characteristic of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) therapy; an output device; and a processor configured for processing information from the one or more sensors and providing, to the output device, information about the CPR therapy, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is movably attached to the garment, the at least one sensor configured to be positioned to the center of the patient's chest prior to initiation of the CPR therapy.

An apparatus for promoting shallow breathing of a patient includes a paddle, a belt, and a bladder. The paddle may be configured to contact the body of the patient. The belt may be configured to secure the paddle against the body of the patient. Finally, the bladder may be interposed between the belt and the paddle in the installed condition, such that inflating the bladder urges the paddle toward the body of the patient so as to apply pressure to the abdomen of the patient. A method of promoting shallow breathing is also provided that includes attaching a paddle and a bladder to a belt, such that the bladder is between the paddle and the belt, positioning the paddle on the patient, and inflating the bladder to urge the paddle toward the body of the patient such that the paddle applies pressure to the abdomen of the patient.

A wearable medical device comprises a garment configured to be worn about a torso of a patient. The wearable medical device further comprises a CPR sensor for detecting a characteristic of a CPR therapy provided to the patient. The CPR sensor is coupled to the garment to provide movement between a stowed position and a deployed position. The CPR sensor is positioned at a center of a chest of the patient when the CPR sensor is in the deployed position. The wearable medical device further comprises an output device. The wearable medical device further comprises a processor configured for processing information from the CPR sensor and providing, to the output device, information about the CPR therapy provided to the patient.

An apparatus for promoting shallow breathing of a patient includes a paddle, a belt, and a bladder. The paddle may be configured to contact the body of the patient. The belt may be configured to secure the paddle against the body of the patient. Finally, the bladder may be interposed between the belt and the paddle in the installed condition, such that inflating the bladder urges the paddle toward the body of the patient so as to apply pressure to the abdomen of the patient. A method of promoting shallow breathing is also provided that includes attaching a paddle and a bladder to a belt, such that the bladder is between the paddle and the belt, positioning the paddle on the patient, and inflating the bladder to urge the paddle toward the body of the patient such that the paddle applies pressure to the abdomen of the patient.

The present invention is a touchscreen-based control system for massage chairs that includes a touchscreen device. In another aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system that includes a touchscreen-based control system. In a further aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system that includes a touchscreen-based control system having a software program allowing a user to customize a massage function and save it in a memory thereby allowing the user to open or load the saved function. In a further aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system wherein the massage chair includes an inflatable air-cell to provide massage effects in the footrest and armrest areas of a user.

Systems, devices and methods for providing active and/or passive compression therapy to a body part can include a compression device worn over a compression stocking. The compression device can have a pulley based drive train that is driven by a motor to tighten and loosen compression elements, such as compression straps, in a precise, rapid, and balanced manner. Sensors can be used in the compression device and/or compression stockings to provide feedback to modulate the compression treatment parameters.

The present invention is a touchscreen-based control system for massage chairs that includes a touchscreen device. In another aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system that includes a touchscreen-based control system. In a further aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system that includes a touchscreen-based control system having a software program allowing a user to customize a massage function and save it in a memory thereby allowing the user to open or load the saved function. In a further aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system wherein the massage chair includes an inflatable air-cell to provide massage effects in the footrest and armrest areas of a user.

A wearable medical device includes a garment configured to be worn about a torso of a patient, at least two sensors for detecting a characteristic of a CPR therapy, an output device, and a processor. The at least two sensors are positioned at locations at the anterior surface of the patient's chest chosen to identify a characteristic of a center of the patient's chest. The processor is configured for processing information from the at least two sensors and providing, to the output device, information about the CPR therapy. The processing includes determining information about a geometry defined by the at least two sensors.