Wearable partial task surgical simulator

• US 10,360,818 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2018
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Strategic Operations Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Strategic Operations Incorporated
• Inventors: Segall, Stuart Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Simms, Jr., John E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Collins, Dolores R
• Application Number:
  US15/919,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20180301066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 434272
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/30 Anatomical models G09B23/281 - G09B23/288 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/303 specially adapted to simulate circulation of bodily fluids
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/32 with moving parts

Abstract

A wearable device for simulating wounds and injuries received during a trauma event includes a raiment and vest for covering the torso of a person. The raiment has an outer surface with a color and a texture comparable to human skin. Mounted on the outer surface is at least one wound simulator formed with an orifice that is in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir. Thus, the person can selectively expel a blood-like fluid from the reservoir, and through the wound simulator orifice, to simulate a trauma event. The vest includes an artificial rib cage and prosthetic internal organs juxtaposed with at least one wound simulator to simulate internal effects of a trauma event.

Claims

1. A wearable device for simulating a trauma event comprising:

a vest comprising a first portion dimensioned to cover a torso of a person and a second portion attached to said first portion creating a cavity between said first portion and said second portion;

a raiment having a color and texture comparable to human skin, wherein said raiment covers said first portion and said second portion of said vest; and

at least one prosthetic internal human organ positioned between said vest and said raiment.

2. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 1 further comprising at least one wound simulator on said raiment.

3. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 1, further comprising:

a simulated thorax dimensioned to cover a neck of said person; and

a neck raiment having a color and texture comparable to human skin, wherein said neck raiment covers said simulated thorax.

4. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 3, further comprising:

a groin raiment having a color and texture comparable to human skin, wherein said groin raiment covers a groin area of said person.

5. A wearable device for simulating a trauma event comprising:

a vest comprising a first portion dimensioned to cover a torso of a person and a second portion simulating a rib cage attached to said first portion creating a cavity between said first portion and said second portion;

a raiment comprising an inner surface and an outer surface having a color and a texture comparable to human skin attached to said vest, wherein said raiment covers said first portion and said second portion of said vest; and

at least one prosthetic internal human organ having a means to simulate bleeding positioned between said vest and said raiment.

6. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 5 further comprising at least one wound simulator on said raiment.

7. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 6, wherein one of said at least one wound simulator further comprises an opening through said raiment.

8. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 7, wherein one of said at least one wound simulator comprises a means to simulate bleeding.

9. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 8, further comprising:

a simulated thorax dimensioned to cover a neck of said person; and

a neck raiment having a color and texture comparable to human skin, wherein said neck raiment covers said simulated thorax.

10. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 9, further comprising:

a groin raiment having a color and texture comparable to human skin, wherein said groin raiment covers a groin area of said person.

11. A wearable device for simulating a trauma event comprising:

a vest comprising a first portion dimensioned to cover a torso of a person and a second portion simulating a human rib cage attached to said first portion creating a cavity between said first portion and said second portion;

a raiment comprising an inner surface and an outer surface having a color and a texture comparable to human skin attached to said vest, wherein said raiment covers said first portion and said second portion of said vest; and

at least one prosthetic internal human organ having a prosthetic internal human organ fluid channel to simulate bleeding.

12. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 11 further comprising at least one wound simulator on said raiment.

13. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 12, wherein one of said at least one wound simulator comprises a wound simulator fluid channel to simulate bleeding.

14. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 13, wherein one of said at least one wound simulator further comprises an orifice in fluid communication with said wound simulator fluid channel.

15. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 14, wherein one of said at least one wound simulator comprises an opening through said raiment.

16. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 15, further comprising:

a simulated thorax dimensioned to cover a neck of said person; and

a neck raiment having a color and texture comparable to human skin, wherein said neck raiment covers said simulated thorax.

17. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 16, further comprising:

a groin raiment having a color and texture comparable to human skin, wherein said groin raiment covers a groin area of said person.

18. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 17 further comprises at least one reservoir in fluid communication with said wound simulator fluid channel of said at least one wound simulator and said prosthetic internal human organ fluid channel of said at least one prosthetic internal human organ.

19. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 17 further comprises at least one wound simulator reservoir in fluid communication with said wound simulator fluid channel of said at least one wound simulator.

20. The wearable device for simulating a trauma event of claim 17 further comprises at least one prosthetic internal human organ reservoir in fluid communication with said prosthetic internal human organ fluid channel of said at least one prosthetic internal human organ.