Patents by Inventor Øystein Strømsnes

Øystein Strømsnes 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
  • Chest compression system
    Patent number: 7775996
    Abstract: The invention regards a resuscitation system which having a chest compression device to repeatedly compress the chest of a patient and thereafter cause or allow the chest to expand. A signal processor is connected to the chest compression device to control the operation of the chest compression devices. A power supply device provides electrical power to the chest compression device and the signal processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Laerdal Medical AS
    Inventor: Øystein Strømsnes