Interactive education system for teaching patient care

• US 9,406,244 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2015
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• 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:
  US14/684,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20150221237A1
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 434/267, 434/268, 434/272, 434/273, 446/320, 446/330, 446/353
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

Interactive education systems for teaching patient care to a user are disclosed. In some instances a maternal simulator for teaching patient care to a user includes a body sized and shaped to simulate a pregnant woman; a birthing device positioned within a cavity of the body, the birthing device configured to interface with a fetal simulator and configured to translate and rotate the fetal simulator in a manner simulating a birthing sequence; and a distensible cervix coupled to the body, the distensible cervix defining a port that the fetal simulator moves through during the birthing sequence.

Claims

1. A maternal simulator for teaching patient care to a user, the maternal simulator comprising:

a body sized and shaped to simulate a pregnant woman;

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

a distensible cervix coupled to the body, the distensible cervix defining a port that the fetal simulator moves through during the birthing sequence.

2. The maternal simulator of claim 1, wherein the port has a variable diameter.

3. The maternal simulator of claim 2, wherein the variable diameter of the port expands to approximately 10 cm during the birthing sequence.

4. The maternal simulator of claim 2, wherein the variable diameter of the port changes based on a relative position of the fetal simulator.

5. The maternal simulator of claim 1, further comprising a placenta disposed within the maternal simulator.

6. The maternal simulator of claim 1, further comprising simulated circulatory components.

7. The maternal simulator of claim 6, wherein the simulated circulatory components include a simulated heart.

8. The maternal simulator of claim 7, wherein a beat of the simulated heart is generated by a pulsatile flow.

9. The maternal simulator of claim 7, wherein a beat of the simulated heart is controlled by a software program.

10. The maternal simulator of claim 6, wherein the simulated circulatory components include one or more palpable pulse generators.

11. The maternal simulator of claim 10, wherein the one or more palpable pulse generators are positioned at one or more of a carotid location, a brachial location, a radial location, a femoral location, or a pedis dorsis location.

12. The maternal simulator of claim 1, further comprising simulated respiratory components.

13. The maternal simulator of claim 12, wherein the simulated respiratory components include at least one simulated lung.

14. The maternal simulator of claim 12, wherein the simulated respiratory components include an airway.

15. The maternal simulator of claim 14, wherein a resistance of the airway is adjustable.

16. The maternal simulator of claim 15, wherein the resistance of the airway is controlled by a software program.

17. The maternal simulator of claim 1, wherein interaction of a first component of the birthing device with a second component of the birthing device causes the fetal simulator to rotate.

18. The maternal simulator of claim 17, wherein the first component includes a projection.

19. The maternal simulator of claim 18, wherein the second component includes a track.

20. The maternal simulator of claim 18, wherein the second component includes a cam.