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Simulated abdominal wall

US8297982B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

18Claims

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Assignee

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE · US

Inventors

Adrian E. Park · Nicholasville, US
F. Jacob Seagull · Baltimore, US
Ivan M. George · Columbia, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2010
Grant date	Oct 30, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

A physical model representing an anatomic model of the abdominal wall that provides for the option of: tactile feedback, the option for photo realism, the inclusion of various pathologies (including, but not limited to, abdominal wall defects such as hernia), and the customizability to mount the model to various training boxes or frames. This medical/anatomic simulation model is composed of various material layers including, but not limited to, non-elastomeric and elastomeric materials such as papers, fabrics, metallic sheets, metallic meshes, rubber-like foams, and other materials. This is a physical/mechanical model that simulates skin, tissue, and organs associated with abdominal wall morphology and pathology.

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