Patents by Inventor Jostein Håvardsholm

Jostein Håvardsholm has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Servo motor for CPR with decompression stroke faster than the compression stroke
    Patent number: 8007451
    Abstract: The invention regards a resuscitation system having a chest compression device to repeatedly compress the chest of a patient and thereafter cause or allow the chest to expand. The device includes an electric motor connected to a compression element. A controller is coupled to the electric motor and causes the motor to actuate the compression element according to a predetermined profile. The controller is further operable to draw the compression element away from a patient's chest upon detecting a malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Laerdal Medical AS
    Inventors: Jostein Håvardsholm, Helge Fossan, Øystein Strømsnes