Medical simulator
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1. A medical simulator comprising:
- an extended support surface,a length of hollow tubing extending in a curved pattern along and secured to said support surface in a manner to simulate a main lumen of the body,indicia along the length of said tubing providing a visual suggestion of a series of branch lumens joined to said main lumen at a representative variety of positions,apertures in the wall of said tubing corresponding to said indicated branch lumens,said tubing having at least one open end and sized to enable insertion and passage of a torqueable elongated member and said apertures sized to permit entry of the distal tip of said elongated member,said tubing having a light-transmissive wall through which the operator can observe the progress of said torqueable member,whereby the operator can maneuver the torqueable member to pass along the curved pattern of said tubing and into said apertures thereby to simulate fluoroscopically-controlled entry into a branch lumen of the body at selected places along a main lumen.
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Abstract
A medical simulator for enabling demonstration, trial and test of insertion of torqueable elongated members into small body passages that branch from main passages is disclosed. Such torqueable members may be guide wires or catheters which are constructed to cause the distal tip to turn or twist in response to a corresponding motion applied by the operator to a proximal portion of the device.
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1. A medical simulator comprising:
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an extended support surface, a length of hollow tubing extending in a curved pattern along and secured to said support surface in a manner to simulate a main lumen of the body, indicia along the length of said tubing providing a visual suggestion of a series of branch lumens joined to said main lumen at a representative variety of positions, apertures in the wall of said tubing corresponding to said indicated branch lumens, said tubing having at least one open end and sized to enable insertion and passage of a torqueable elongated member and said apertures sized to permit entry of the distal tip of said elongated member, said tubing having a light-transmissive wall through which the operator can observe the progress of said torqueable member, whereby the operator can maneuver the torqueable member to pass along the curved pattern of said tubing and into said apertures thereby to simulate fluoroscopically-controlled entry into a branch lumen of the body at selected places along a main lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical simulator comprising:
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a straight length of hollow, rigid tubing to simulate a main lumen of the body, apertures in the wall of said tubing to which further straight lengths of hollow, rigid tubing are secured at a variety of angles to simulate first branch lumens, said tubing having at least one open end and sized to enable insertion and passage of a torqueable elongated member and said apertures sized to permit entry of the distal tip of said elongated member, said tubing having a light-transmissive wall through which the operator can observe the progress of said torqueable member, whereby the operator can maneuver the torqueable member to pass along the pattern of said tubing to simulate fluoroscopically-controlled entry into a branch lumen of the body at selected places along a main lumen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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