Interactive education system for teaching patient care

• US 9,004,922 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2014
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: gaumard scientific company, inc
• Original Assignee: gaumard scientific company, inc
• Inventors: Eggert, John S., Eggert, Michael S., Rodriguez, Alberto
• Primary Examiner(s): Fernstrom, Kurt
• Application Number:
  US14/223,687
• Publication Number:
  US 20140205983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 434/267, 434/268, 434/272, 434/273, 446/320, 446/330, 446/353
• US Class Current: 434/273
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/281 for pregnancy, birth or obstetrics G09B23/286 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

An interactive education system for teaching patient care to a user is described. The system comprises a patient simulator; a virtual instrument for use with the patient simulator in performing patient care activities; means for sensing an interaction between the virtual instrument and the simulator, and means for providing feedback to the user regarding the interaction between the virtual instrument and the simulator. In one aspect, the system includes a maternal simulator, a fetal simulator, and a neonatal simulator.

Claims

1. A simulation system for teaching patient care, the system comprising:

a fetal simulator;

a maternal simulator having;

a body sized and shaped to simulate a pregnant woman; and

a birthing device positioned within a cavity of the body, the birthing device configured to interface with the fetal simulator and configured to translate and rotate the fetal simulator in a manner simulating a birthing sequence;

wherein the body includes a removeable cover providing access to the cavity such that when the cover is removed the fetal simulator can be loaded into the maternal simulator.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the birthing device is configured to interface with the fetal simulator to simulate a breech delivery.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the breech delivery includes at least one of full, frank, and footlong.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the fetal simulator includes a head, a torso, arms, and legs.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the head of the fetal simulator allows vacuum extraction.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the head of the fetal simulator includes a mouth and a nose that can be suctioned by a user.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising an umbilical cord coupled to the fetal simulator.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a placenta.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the placenta can be disposed within the maternal simulator in a plurality of orientations.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the orientations include at least one of normal fundal, low placement, and placenta previa.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein cover is a tummy cover.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the tummy cover is configured to simulate contractions of the mother.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the tummy cover simulates the contractions of the mother using at least one of a vacuum source and a pressurized air source.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the birthing device is controlled by a software program.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the software program controls a deliver time of the birthing sequence.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the software program controls a delivery profile of the birthing sequence.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the software program is further configured to control a contraction intensity of the maternal simulator.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the maternal simulator includes a distensible cervix.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the maternal simulator includes simulated circulatory components.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the maternal simulator includes simulated respiratory components.