Wound box trainer
US10217380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B9/003
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A training device applicable to training personnel in the treatment of a traumatic injury is presented. The wound box trainer includes a case, a compressible body, a wound structure, and an annular cavity. The case further includes a base and a lid. The compressible body simulates a portion of a body and further includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The compressible body resides within the base. The wound structure simulates an injury disposed along the compressible body. The wound structure includes a wound cavity which extends into the compressible body. An annular cavity extends into the compressible body about the wound cavity. The annular cavity permits movement and/or expansion of a wall defined by and between the wound cavity and the annular cavity when probed by a finger or instrument and packed with gauze, bandages, and the like during treatment of the wound structure to stem blood lose from a bleed tube.
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