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1. A device for compressing a chest of a patient comprising:
a platform for placement under a thorax of the patient; a compression belt adapted to extend over an anterior chest wall of the patient, said belt comprising a load distribution section and right belt end and a left belt end; a motor operably connected to the belt through a drive train, said motor capable of operating the drive train repeatedly to cause the belt to tighten about the thorax of the patient and loosen about the thorax of the patient; wherein the drive train comprises a right drive spool and a left drive spool, said right drive spool and left drive spool disposed laterally in the housing, and a linkage operably connecting the motor to said right drive spool and left drive spool; and the right belt end and the left belt end are releasably attachable to the right drive spool and left drive spool, respectively, at attachment points accessible from anterior or lateral sides of the platform, such that the right belt end and left belt end may be attached to the right drive spool and the left drive spool while the platform is disposed under the patient. |
