Anatomical display apparatus
US5505623A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B23/30
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An anatomical display apparatus includes a three-dimensional model simulating at least a portion of a human or animal body and within which is located a body part, region, tissue and/or organ of interest. A plurality of images of the body part, each showing the body part in a different state or condition such, for example, as before, during and/or after a therapeutic treatment, are carried on a movable support disposed within the model. The support is selectively movable under user manipulation or control so as to transport a selected one of the plural images into suitable juxtaposition with an opening or passageway defined in and through the model and thereby permit an observer located externally of the model to view the selected image within the model through the passageway. The images are disposed in the model, and the passageway is therein defined, so that each selected image is viewable by the observer in substantially that location in the model in which the body part of interest is correspondingly located in a living body.
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