Gas-inflatable personal flotation devices

In one embodiment, a personal flotation device that can be worn by a user includes an inflation system including an inflatable bladder, a gas-generating component configured to generate gas using a chemical reaction and inject the generated gas into the bladder to inflate it, and an actuator configu...

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Hauptverfasser:	Guardiano, Selina Kyle, Cogswell, Kyle Louis, Sunol, Aydin Kemal, Jacobson, Timothy Warren, Frisina, Robert Dana, Passaglia, Christopher Lawrence, Ticknor, Evan James, Rogers, Everett David
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES DIAGNOSIS EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS LIFE-SAVING IN WATER MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE OUTERWEAR PERFORMING OPERATIONS PROTECTIVE GARMENTS RELATED EQUIPMENT SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS SURGERY TRANSPORTING WEARING APPAREL
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Zusammenfassung:	In one embodiment, a personal flotation device that can be worn by a user includes an inflation system including an inflatable bladder, a gas-generating component configured to generate gas using a chemical reaction and inject the generated gas into the bladder to inflate it, and an actuator configured to activate the gas-generating component; a sensor configured to sense one or more physiological parameters of the user; and an inflation control system configured to receive physiological parameter data from the sensor, to determine whether or not the user is experiencing a medical event that places the user at risk of drowning, and, if the user is experiencing such a medical event, to signal the actuator to activate the gas-generating component so as to provide floatation to the user.