Patent
Simulator for medical training with detachable self-sealing hollow member
| العنوان: | Simulator for medical training with detachable self-sealing hollow member |
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| Patent Number: | 8,100,695 |
| تاريخ النشر: | January 24, 2012 |
| Appl. No: | 12/394387 |
| Application Filed: | February 27, 2009 |
| مستخلص: | Simulator for medical training having at least a detachable, fluid-tight hollow member comprising: at least a portion (1; 25) made of a self-sealing material; an opening (2; 17) to fill said hollow member with a fluid, said opening (2, 17) being provided with closure means (4; 26) or being connected (8) to closure means; fastening means (4,5; 28) to detachably fasten said hollow member to said simulator. The portion made of self-sealing material allows multiple punctures before having to be replaced. |
| Inventors: | Duprez, Virginie (Toulon, FR); Gomo, Øystein H. (Hundvåg, NO); Egelandsdal, Einar (Stavanger, NO) |
| Assignees: | Laerdal Medical AS (Stavanger, NO) |
| Claim: | 1. Simulator for medical training having at least a detachable, fluid-tight hollow member, said hollow member being characterized by comprising: a) at least a portion made of a self-sealing material; b) an opening to fill said hollow member with a fluid, said opening being provided with closure means or being connected to closure means; c) fastening means to detachably fasten said hollow member to said simulator; wherein said self-sealing material fulfills a test in which a fluid-tight hollow member having a wall thickness of 2.5 mm, inflated to apply an initial pressure of 500 mbar, undergoes a pressure drop after 60 seconds to not less than 50 mbar caused by 10 punctures made by a needle having a gauge size of 16 G. |
| Claim: | 2. Simulator according to claim 1 , characterized in that said self-sealing material is a synthetic polymer selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic elastomers, silicone rubber, synthetic rubber, polyolefins, polyurethanes, polytetrafluoroethylene. |
| Claim: | 3. Simulator according to claim 1 , characterized in that said self-sealing material is a styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) copolymer. |
| Claim: | 4. Simulator according to claim 1 , characterized in that said portion made of a self-sealing material has the form of a bladder having an opening provided with closure means formed by a nipple part connected via a tube to remote closure means. |
| Claim: | 5. Simulator according to claim 4 , characterized in that said fastening means comprise an assembly formed by said nipple part and a clamp ring inserted onto said nipple part, said assembly being fastened to said simulator by a support plate. |
| Claim: | 6. Simulator according to claim 4 , characterized in that said fastening means comprise an assembly formed by said nipple part and a clamp ring inserted onto said nipple part, said assembly being housed in a recess of said simulator and being fastened to said simulator by a support plate overlapping at least partially said recess. |
| Claim: | 7. Simulator according to claim 1 , characterized in that said portion made of a self-sealing material has the form of a tubular member having an opening provided with closure means formed by a cap. |
| Claim: | 8. Simulator according to claim 7 , characterized in that said fastening means comprise a cover member having on one side a cavity that matches the shape and size of said tubular member, whereby said tubular member and cover member may be fastened in a corresponding cavity of said simulator. |
| Claim: | 9. Simulator according to claim 7 , characterized in that said cover member is made of a material having bone-like properties. |
| Claim: | 10. Simulator according to claim 1 , characterized in that said hollow member comprises means to connect sensors to measure parameters relating to the fluid contained in said hollow member. |
| Claim: | 11. Simulator according to claim 1 , characterized in that said hollow member comprises connection means to supply and/or withdraw fluid to/from said hollow member. |
| Claim: | 12. Simulator according to claim 1 , characterized by comprising at least a recess in which said hollow member is arranged and kept in position by said fastening means. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 434/268 |
| Patent References Cited: | 3789518 February 1974 Chase 4134218 January 1979 Adams et al. 4494936 January 1985 Stickles 5839904 November 1998 Bloom 6568941 May 2003 Goldstein 6589057 July 2003 Keenan et al. 6854976 February 2005 Suhr 7255565 August 2007 Keegan 7306465 December 2007 White |
| Primary Examiner: | Fernstrom, Kurt |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.08100695 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |