CPR competition system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10074291-B2
Application number	US-201615052513-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2016
Priority date	Nov 13, 2009
Publication date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for managing rescue training includes registering a plurality of individuals as potential rescue trainees through a central computer server system, receiving from computing devices that are remote from the central server system information indicative of rate and depth of compression for ones of the potential rescue trainees, and generating comparative data that reflects performance of CPR chest compressions for a first rescue trainee against other rescue trainees. The method also includes providing the comparative data over a network for review by one or more of the rescue trainees.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for measuring chest compressions, the system comprising:
at least one mobile computing device including a communication interface having a transceiver configured to communicate with a plurality of other mobile computing devices, an accelerometer configured to measure a vertical displacement of hands of a user to determine information relating to rate and depth of chest compressions, and a processor configured to control operations of the at least one mobile computing device,
wherein the processor is configured to associate the information relating to the rate and depth of the chest compressions with the user of the at least one mobile computing device,
wherein the communication interface is configured to receive information relating to rate and depth of the chest compressions associated with users of the plurality of other mobile computing devices,
wherein the processor is configured to determine comparative data comparing the information relating to the rate and depth of chest compressions obtained from the accelerometer associated with the user of the at least one mobile computing device to the information relating to the rate and depth of chest compressions associated with at least one user of the users of the plurality of other mobile computing devices, and
wherein the at least one mobile computing device further includes a user registry that correlates particular users with particular mobile computing devices, and with competitions in which the particular users are competing.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mobile computing device further includes a display configured to provide a representation of the comparative data.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the display is further configured to provide instructions regarding exercises to be completed by the user.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is further configured to provide instructions to particular users of the plurality of mobile computing devices upon determining that the particular users should be instructed to perform the exercises.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is configured to receive comparative data comparing the information relating to chest compressions associated with two or more of the users of the plurality of other users.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to combine a plurality of exercises into a campaign of exercises, to assign at least a portion of the users of the plurality of other mobile devices to the exercises in the campaign, and to notify separately the users assigned to perform the exercises.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to organize individual users into groups and compare users according to groups into which they are organized.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the exercises include two or more events selected from the group consisting of chest compressions with feedback, chest compressions without feedback, chest compressions performed on an avatar in a videogame, and chest compressions performed with visual feedback with an animated character in a videogame.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify individuals who are contacts of the users and to notify the identified individuals who are contacts about availability of training.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to respond to a plurality of identical training applications that translate measurements from the plurality of mobile devices into information about chest compression depth and rate for a user.

Assignees

• Zoll Medical Corp

Inventors

• Barash David
• Totman Mark
• Freeman Gary A
• Mcgough Timothy Sean

Classifications

• G09B19/003

  Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements · CPC title

• G16H20/30

  relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising · CPC title

• A63F13/5375

  for graphically or textually suggesting an action, e.g. by displaying an arrow indicating a turn in a driving game · CPC title

• G09B23/288 Primary

  for artificial respiration or heart massage · CPC title

• G09B5/02

  with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip · CPC title