Interventional simulator system
First Claim
1. An interventional procedure simulation system, comprising a control unit and an interface unit, said control unit communicating with said interface unit to si mulate handling of at least one instrument interfaced by said interface unit, wherein control unit comprises a database of vessels having hierarchy structure, each vessel having a diameter and a stiffness, and said instrument being a tool expandable in a simulated vessel, whereby when said tool is expanded, a geometry of said vessel changes resulting in a fluid flow change.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an interventional procedure simulation system and method, comprising a control unit and an interface unit, said control unit communicating with said interface unit to simulate handling of at least one instrument interfaced by said interface unit. The control unit comprises a database of vessels having hierarchy structure, each vessel having a diameter and a stiffness, and said instrument being a tool expendable in a simulated vessel. When the tool is expanded, a geometry of said vessel changes resulting in a fluid flow change.
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- 1. An interventional procedure simulation system, comprising a control unit and an interface unit, said control unit communicating with said interface unit to si mulate handling of at least one instrument interfaced by said interface unit, wherein control unit comprises a database of vessels having hierarchy structure, each vessel having a diameter and a stiffness, and said instrument being a tool expandable in a simulated vessel, whereby when said tool is expanded, a geometry of said vessel changes resulting in a fluid flow change.
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7. A method of simulating flow of a body fluid in an interventional procedure simulation system, comprising a control unit and an interface unit, said control unit communicating with said interface unit to simulate handling of at least one instrument interfaced by said interface unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a database of vessels having hierarchy structure in said control unit, wherein each vessel has a diameter and a stiffness, providing said instrument as a tool expandable in a simulated vessel, and changing a geometry of said vessel resulting in a fluid flow change when said tool is expanded. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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