Abstract: A medical simulation model is provided for use in medical training, and having a wall defining a chamber, and having a slit in the wall providing access to the interior of the chamber. A pair of rib-cage members is located within the chamber such that adjacent edges of each member are spaced apart from each other. Resilient biasing elements are connected to each rib-cage member and configured such that adjacent edges of the rib-cage members may be brought into contact with each other, or further spaced-apart, against the action of the resilient biasing elements. A conduit is provided to enable fluid to be introduced into the chamber, and a facsimile of a mammalian heart is located within the chamber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2012
Date of Patent:
August 23, 2016
Assignee:
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation
Inventors:
Olivier Ghez, Meredith Louise Allen, Margarita Katharine Burmester
Abstract: A medical simulation model is provided for use in medical training, and having a wall defining a chamber, and having a slit in the wall providing access to the interior of the chamber. A pair of rib-cage members is located within the chamber such that adjacent edges of each member are spaced apart from each other. Resilient biasing elements are connected to each rib-cage member and configured such that adjacent edges of the rib-cage members may be brought into contact with each other, or further spaced-apart, against the action of the resilient biasing elements. A conduit is provided to enable fluid to be introduced into the chamber, and a facsimile of a mammalian heart is located within the chamber.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 22, 2012
Publication date:
August 7, 2014
Applicant:
ROYAL BROMPTON & HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION
Inventors:
Olivier Ghez, Meredith Louise Allen, Margarita Katharine Burmester