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Surgical simulator system

US7866983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 2007
Grant dateJan 11, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B23/34
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a surgical simulator for teaching, practicing, and evaluating surgical techniques. Such a simulator may comprise a cassette of organs, blood vessels, and tissues that may be disposable. The simulator also comprises a hemodynamic simulator and a frame assembly, the frame assembly providing support for the cassette of organs as well as a fluid conduit through which simulated blood flow from the hemodynamic simulator may be connected to the blood vessels of the organs and related tissues. The hemodynamic simulator provides adjustable and variable pressures to the arteries and veins, as well as variable pulse rates, which can be programmed at settings chosen by an instructor or user.

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