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Apparatus for simulating a pulse and heart beat and methods for using same to train medical professionals

  • US 7,510,398 B1
  • Filed: 10/30/2000
  • Issued: 03/31/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for simulating a pulse and correlated heart beat of an animal including a human, the apparatus comprising a playback device for generating a first electronic signal corresponding to a pulse and a second electronic signal corresponding to a correlated heart beat;

  • an electronic tactile pulse simulator for receiving the first electronic signal and generating pressure pulses simulating an arterial pulse discernible by touch; and

    an audio simulator for receiving the correlated heart beat signal and recreating the heart beat to be heard through a standard stethoscope, and wherein the first and second electronic signals are generated from recordings of living animals including humans and wherein the simultaneous generation of correlated heart sounds and touch discernible arterial pulses is sufficient to allow training of medical practitioners to discriminate between normal cardiovascular function and abnormal cardiovascular function.

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