Apparatus for simulating a pulse and heart beat and methods for using same to train medical professionals
US7510398B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B23/288
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A simulation apparatus and teaching system utilizing the apparatus are disclosed which includes a computer with input and output devices and a simulation apparatus including a housing, where the housing includes a tactile output subsystem for simulating pressure pulses corresponding to a pulse, an audio output subsystem for simulating heart sounds or other bodily sounds and a visual output subsystem for simulating visual attributes associated with a given condition. The output subsystem are under computer control and via interaction with a user, the computer will instruct the output subsystem to generate the symptoms associated with a given condition in a temporally correlated or simultaneous manner so that a user will be able to experience the visual, audio and tactile attributes associated with a given condition.
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