Measurement ring for a mannequin and simulator interacting therewith

• US 10,127,834 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2015
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cae Healthcare Canada Inc. (CAE Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Cae Healthcare Canada Inc. (CAE Incorporated)
• Inventors: Azevedo, Hugo
• Primary Examiner(s): Hull, James
• Application Number:
  US14/674,060
• Publication Number:
  US 20160293053A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,323 Days
• Field of Search: 434262, 434267, 434272, 600114, 600117
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/285 for injections, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, sigmoidscopy, insertion of contraceptive devices or enemas
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/34 with removable parts

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a measurement ring for positioning at an orifice of a mannequin or standardized patient. The measurement ring comprises a hollow channel, an annular lip, at least one sensor and a communication module. The annular lip is located at a first extremity of the hollow channel and forms therewith an insertion channel for inserting at least one instrument in the orifice of the mannequin or standardized patient. The at least one sensor measures at least one parameter related to insertion of the instrument in the insertion channel and generates insertion data. The communication module transmits the insertion data to a simulation system.

Claims

1. A simulation system for simulating a medical procedure and collecting insertion data, the simulation system comprising:

a measurement ring positioned at an orifice of one of a mannequin or a standardized patient, the measurement ring comprising;

a hollow channel, the hollow channel comprising at least two telescopic hollow channel segments;

an annular lip at a first extremity of the hollow channel, the annular lip and hollow channel forming an insertion channel for inserting at least one instrument, the at least two telescopic hollow channel segments being collapsible at an end opposite the annular lip;

a plurality of sensors for measuring at least one parameter relateed to insertion of the instrument in the insertion channel and generating the insertion data, at least one among the plurality of sensors being positioned along one of the at least two telescopic hollow channel segments in such a manner that the one among the plurality of sensors collapses with the one of the at least two telescopic hollow channel segments, the at least one among the plurality of sensors being configured for continuously measuring the parameter related to the insertion of the instrument and generating insertion data only when a predetermined threshold measurement value is reached; and

a communication module for transmitting the insertion data to an insertion data collection unit;

the insertion data collection unit for collecting the insertion data transmitted by the communication module of the measurement ring;

a simulation engine comprising;

memory for storing instructions for executing a simulation of the medical procedure;

a database for storing simulation data used during the execution of the simulation of the medical procedure; and

at least one processor for executing the instructions for executing the simulation of the medical procedure, the execution of the instructions comprising processing by the at least one processor the simulation data stored in the database in combination with the insertion data collected by the insertion data collecting unit to control the execution of the simulation of the medical procedure;

wherein the communication module of the measurement ring is adapted for receiving a command signal for actuating one among the plurality of sensors for measuring a particular parameter of insertion of the at least one instrument in the insertion channel, the command signal being generated by the at least one processor of the simulation engine while executing the instructions for executing the simulation of the medical procedure, the command signal comprising an identification of the one among the plurality of sensors to be actuated for performing the measurement of the particular parameter; and

a display for displaying an image of an anatomical area corresponding with a position of the instrument inserted in the insertion channel, the image of the anatomical area being generated by the simulation engine based on the insertion data collected by the insertion data collection unit.

2. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein the hollow channel and the annular lip are made as one piece of medical grade material.

3. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors measures at least one of the following parameters:

insertion of the instrument in the insertion channel, movement of the instrument in the insertion channel, pressure applied by the instrument against the insertion channel and location point of pressure applied by the instrument against the insertion channel.

4. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein one among the plurality of sensors further detects pressure applied by the instrument along an internal periphery of the annular lip.

5. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein one among the plurality of sensors is located along a periphery of the hollow channel.

6. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein one of the at least one sensor is located along a length of the hollow channel.

7. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein the annular lip is large enough to cover the lips and teeth of a mannequin when the measurement ring is inserted in the mouth of the mannequin.

8. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein one among the plurality of sensors is embedded within a material of the hollow channel.

9. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein one among the plurality of sensors is embedded within a material of the annular lip.

10. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein the communication module communicates wirelessly with the insertion data collection unit using a standard communication protocol.

11. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein the communication module comprises a processor, a memory and communication means, the communication means comprising an antenna and a transceiver.

12. The simulation system of claim 1, further comprising a display for displaying the insertion data collected by the insertion data collection unit.

13. The simulation system of claim 1, wherein the database further stores at least one of the following:

the insertion data collected by the insertion data collection unit, and information generated by the at least one processor while executing the instructions for executing the simulation of the medical procedure.