Abstract: A cover for a core, the cover comprising at least two openings, wherein the cover is configured to provide an enclosure to accommodate the core when the at least two openings are aligned.
Abstract: A sensor for use in a medical training system (2), including a simulation of a body structure (12) which has at least one compartment (13) for containing a mobile substance and a sensor mechanism for detecting pressure applied to the body structure (12).
Abstract: The training apparatus comprises a housing providing a simulation of at least part of a body and a plurality of simulations of internal body structures for reception in the housing, these simulations being a set of simulations of a particular part of the anatomy and being of increasing anatomical complexity and/or presenting increasing clinical or surgical difficulty.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 1999
Date of Patent:
January 8, 2002
Assignee:
Limbs & Things Limited
Inventors:
Carolyn Margot Cooper, Michael John McMahon
Abstract: There are disclosed various forms of structure simulating body tissue for use in practicing surgical and/or clinical techniques. In one form, a composite pad comprises a pad (2) of elastomeric material bonded via a bonding layer (4) to a thin sheet of foam latex rubber simulating epidermis. A kit for use with such pads is also disclosed.
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