Education and demonstration – Anatomy – physiology – therapeutic treatment – or surgery...
Patent
1993-10-28
1995-04-04
O'Connor, Cary E.
Education and demonstration
Anatomy, physiology, therapeutic treatment, or surgery...
434267, G09B 2328
Patent
active
054031915
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus used in simulating the human body cavity whereby an individual user can practice endoscopic surgical procedures by duplicating the operative steps performed on actual true to life condition for the purpose of learning the art and constantly improving the skill of eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity. The simulator is provided with open sides to gain access into the cavity for placement of objects simulating human organs which are then mounted and anchored inside the cavity for practice simulation in instrument manipulation. Surgical instruments are inserted into the cavity through the pre-established apertures on the transparent plastic panel and the instruments are manipulated while performing the practice procedure without the benefit of direct binocular vision on the object-simulations; instead the trainee imitates and directs the activities inside the cavity under vision using the endoscopic-video-monitor system or by similar indirect viewing method provided by the reflecting mirrors of the two mirror concept, thus mimicking a real life operative condition.
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O'Connor Cary E.
Smith Jeffrey A.
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