Cricothyroidotomy simulation device
US9679501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B23/30
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An artificial anatomical model used in an embodiment as a simulation and training device for performing a cricothyroidotomy procedure on a patient having an upper airway obstruction is provided. Furthermore, the simulation device includes a mandible and neck base structure that geometrically mimics a human mandible and neck region with corresponding anatomical landmarks such that a cricothyroidotomy procedure can be performed on the device for training purposes in some embodiments. Moreover, various components of the device are easily removable and replaceable independent of one another, further simplifying the training process.
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