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: PASSAGLIA, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE, JACOBSON, TIMOTHY WARREN, ROGERS, EVERETT DAVID, SUNOL, AYDIN KEMAL, TICKNOR, EVAN JAMES, COGSWELL, KYLE LOUIS, FRISINA, ROBERT DANA, GUARDIANO, SELINA KYLE
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Sprache:eng
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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.