Physio-Control, Inc., a subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., has announced that the LUCAS Chest Compression System is now available in the United States through an exclusive distribution partnership with JOLIFE AB, a Lund, Sweden company. The device is designed to deliver consistent CPR chest compressions without the off intervals, and to deliver direct current cardioversion during chest compressions. The device’s protocol is fully compliant with the official ACLS guidelines.
LUCAS runs on high-pressure air supplied either by a compressed air tank or the air wall outlet in a hospital. Designed for both out-of-hospital and in-hospital use, LUCAS is indicated for treatment of adult patients who have acute circulatory arrest defined as absence of spontaneous breathing and pulse, as well as loss of consciousness…
LUCAS is designed to provide consistent and uninterrupted chest compressions according to recommendations in the American Heart Association’s 2005 Guidelines, helps reduce hands-off intervals in treating patients, enables high quality compressions due to a consistent source of air, and allows defibrillation while patients are receiving mechanical chest compressions. LUCAS is easy to use, maintain and carry to the patient, and offers the following additional advantages:Enables hands-free compressions, allowing responders to provide other lifesaving therapies such as ventilations, medication and defibrillation, and to think ahead in planning the patient’s care Provides sustained, effective circulation during patient transport in both out-of-hospital and in-hospital situations Makes effective CPR possible from the field to the hospital and reduces the impact of extenuating circumstances on the interruption and quality of chest compressions, such as transport conditions, rescuer fatigue and rescuer experience level Enhances the safety of both the patient and care provider by securing the patient’s arms before transport and enabling rescuers to sit, wearing seatbelts during transport, rather than standing to provide compressions in a moving vehicle The LUCAS Chest Compression System has been available in Europe via a distribution partnership with Physio-Control since November 2004. There are currently more than one thousand units (European version) in use in Sweden and other Nordic countries, the UK and Holland, and other geographies are obtaining regulatory approvals as well.
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