Patents by Inventor Eric R. Chamberlain

Eric R. Chamberlain has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cardiac surgical trainer and method for making same
    Patent number: 6685481
    Abstract: A trainer for cardiac surgery and other similar procedures includes an organ model such as a cardiac model, an animation network adapted to impart to the model a motion similar to the corresponding natural organ and a control device used to control the operation of the animation network. The cardiac model is made of two sections, an inner cast simulating the myocardium and an external shell simulating the pericardium. The model is made by forming an inner cast, dressing the cast and then forming the shell around the cast. The model is preferably made of silicon rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group
    Inventor: Eric R. Chamberlain
  • Cardiac surgical trainer and method for making same
    Publication number: 20020061503
    Abstract: A trainer for cardiac surgery and other similar procedures includes an organ model such as a cardiac model, an animation network adapted to impart to the model a motion similar to the corresponding natural organ and a control device used to control the operation of the animation network. The cardiac model is made of two sections, an inner cast simulating the myocardium and an external shell simulating the pericardium. The model is made by forming an inner cast, dressing the cast and then forming the shell around the cast. The model is preferably made of silicon rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventor: Eric R. Chamberlain